Suicide bombs kill at least 64 people in north-eastern Nigeria
The explosions hit the towns of Gombe and Damaturu, scaring people into staying home during the Muslim Eid al-Fitr celebrations, officials said. Police said two female suicide bombers killed 12 people at prayer grounds in Damaturu. Hours earlier two bombs killed dozens of people buying goods for... read more »
ISIS used poison gas in northeast Syria: Kurds, activists
BEIRUT: ISIS used poison gas in attacks against Kurdish-controlled areas of northeastern Syria in late June, a Syrian Kurdish militia and an activist group monitoring the Syrian conflict said Saturday. Two U.K.-based organizations investigating the attack said they had confirmed ISIS’s use of... read more »
Suspect in slaying of US Marines in Chattanooga made 2014 trip to Jordan
The FBI said Friday that the gunman who opened fire on two military facilities in Chattanooga and killed four Marines had at least two long guns and one handgun, and that investigators were examining his international travel. Some of the gun purchases were legal and some were not, FBI agent Ed... read more »
China late on Friday deported the lone Indian arrested on unspecified charg...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has asked India to invest in infrastructure projects worth $8 billion, including an expanded role in developing a strategic port that will open up access to Central Asia, according to Iran’s envoy to New Delhi on Friday. The port of Chabahar in southeast Iran... read more »
Coal scam: Former PM Manmohan Singh says truth will prevail
Extremely upset with the summons issued to him in connection with the coal blocks allocation scam, former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said that the truth will prevail in the... read more »
AAP MLAs fire letter salvo at dissidents Yadav and Bhushan, want Delhi CM Kejriwal to expe...
Demanding the expulsion of dissidents Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan, more than 50 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators have signed a letter that will be sent to Delhi chief minister... read more »
Argentina air crash: French Olympians among 10 people killed
Two helicopters carrying French sports stars filming a popular European reality show crashed in a remote part of Argentina, killing 10 people, including two Olympic medal winners and a... read more »
Masarat Alam’s release row: J&K CM phones Rajnath Singh, vows to abide by court ...
New Delhi: Amid raging controversy over the release of separatist leader Masarat Alam, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Tuesday telephoned Home Minister Rajnath... read more »
AAP “officially” lists reasons for Yogendra Yadav and...
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) issued a scathing statement against Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan on Tuesday morning defending the national executive’s decision to oust the duo from... read more »
