‘Hell on Earth’ in Eastern Ghouta must stop: UN chief
Ongoing attacks by Syrian government forces and their allies has created “hell on Earth” for civilians stuck in a rebel-held Damascus suburb, the UN’s chief said on Monday, as air…
Villagers flee as India, Pakistan trade heavy border fire
by Rifat Fareed : Hundreds of residents have fled their homes along the border following an escalation of cross-border attacks between India and Pakistan. Nasir Ahmad Naqash, deputy commissioner of northern Baramulla district, told…
Hundreds dead in ‘relentless bombing’ of Eastern Ghouta
Syrian forces backed by Russian warplanes have continued to hit the rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta, with at least 27 killed on Wednesday. This brings the number of civilian deaths to…
Egypt told to halt cluster-bombs use in North Sinai
Amnesty International has said Egypt must cease use of cluster bombs “immediately” after the weapons had featured in an official video by the country’s military on their recent operations in North Sinai. The human…
UN envoy: Most dangerous moment in Syria in four years
The UN special envoy for Syria has given warning that violence in the country is the worst he has seen since taking the job four years ago. Staffan de Mistura’s…
Tillerson urges coalition unity in fight against ISIL
The fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group is far from over, the US secretary of state has said, urging unity among Arab…
India warns Pakistan after deadly attack on army camp
by Zeenat Saberin : India has warned Pakistan that it ”will pay” for its “misadventure” in Indian-administered Kashmir in the wake of a deadly attack on an army camp in Jammu city. At least six Indian soldiers were…
Egypt kills 16 fighters in Sinai military operation
The Egyptian army says it killed 16 fighters and detained more than 30 others in a major military operation launched in the northern Sinai Peninsula. Dozens of targets were destroyed…
Gun battle as fighters storm Kashmir army camp
At least one soldier has been killed and several people have been wounded in a fierce gun battle as fighters stormed an army base in Jammu city of Indian-administered Kashmir,…
Two Turkish troops killed as helicopter downed
Two Turkish soldiers have died after their helicopter was shot down during Ankara’s military operation against Syrian Kurdish fighters in northern Syria. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim announced the deaths in a…
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