A militant commander who was close to Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahri and helped lead its Al-Nusra Front offshoot in Syria was killed in a drone attack on October 3, the group said. The Pentagon confirmed on October 3 that it had targeted a “prominent Al-Qaeda leader in Syria” who headed the extremist group Jabhat Fateh […]
Fifteen Malaysian military personnel have been arrested for alleged involvement in terrorist activities since 2013, according to the nation’s anti-terror chief, Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay. Of the 15, three were released after investigations, five were charged for terrorism-related activities, and seven others are being held under anti-crime laws that cover acts of terrorism, Ayob told […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – Indian and Pakistani troops were firing at each other in disputed Kashmir on Monday, October 3, as Indian troops searched the site of a gunbattle where an Indian paramilitary soldier was killed, the Associated Press reports. Lt. Col. Manish Mehta, an Indian army spokesman, said Pakistani troops fired without provocation using small arms […]
The Philippines controversial leader Rodrigo Duterte caused a stir by calling for the death of three million drug addicts and likening himself to Hitler – his spokesman “clarified” the Hitler part, but not the call for mass killings. Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte likened himself to Adolf Hitler on Friday saying that he would “be happy” […]
Pope Francis has led a Mass in Azerbaijan’s capital and held talks with the country’s leader, as he continues a swing through the Caucasus preaching tolerance and peace. Upon his arrival at Baku’s airport on October 2, Francis celebrated Mass in the Roman Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. “You […]
16 towns and 107 counties in the provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangsu in China were damaged by the typhoon, according to the statement of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of China (MCA). BEIJING (Sputnik) — As many as 2.09 million people were caught in the disaster area in China caused by Typhoon Megi, the […]
Warplanes are bombing rebel-held areas north of Aleppo as the Syrian Army shells the besieged Old Quarter of the city in a major offensive. Rebels and a monitoring group said on October 1 that the air strikes are focusing on major supply lines into rebel-held areas while fighting rages in the Suleiman al-Halabi neighborhood, the […]
US citizens should consider putting off their trips to Southeast Asia because of the risk of contracting the Zika virus in 11 countries in the region, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced in a statement on Thursday. WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The Zika outbreak started in Brazil in the spring of 2015. The […]
