India’s claim of wiping out at least five “terror launch pads” in a pre-dawn strike in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Thursday could prompt a retaliatory military action, analysts warned, while ruling out the possibility of a full-blown war between the two sides. In a first of its kind military operation across the Line of Control (LoC), […]
Infuriated with the birth of third female child in a row, an Indian man beat his wife while in a drunken rage. She later died of her injuries. New Delhi (Sputnik) – Despite the central Government’s efforts to bring awareness about female feticide and women’s empowerment, in rural India the message is slow to get […]
Almost 400 tourists are missing after a volcano erupted in Indonesia, spewing a massive column of ash into the atmosphere. More than 1,000 vacationers have been evacuated from the area, according to the country’s disaster agency. Around 389 tourists are missing after the 3.7-km (12,224-foot)-high Mount Barujari volcano erupted on Tuesday afternoon, spewing an ash […]
The Dutch-led Joint Investigative Team said that the BUK missile system that took down the MH17 plane was brought from the territory of the Russian Federation. The MH17 airliner was downed in eastern Ukraine by a BUK missile system which was brought from Russia and consequently returned there, Director of the National Criminal Investigation Division […]
The Philippines said Tuesday that its military had dealt Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) militants “a major blow” by killing two brothers linked with the group, who allegedly helped kidnap more than two dozen sailors at sea, including Malaysians and Indonesians. Nixon Muktadil, who heads the Muktadil gang that is affiliated with ASG, and his brother […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is trying to significantly cut costs at a time of cheaper crude oil. In one of the most drastic measures to date, Riyadh has slashed ministers’ salaries by 20 percent and abolished public sector perks, according to RT. “The cabinet has decided to stop and cancel some bonuses […]
Indian police on Monday claimed to have busted a cell of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) with the arrests of six suspected members of the terror outfit, including three Bangladeshi nationals, from the northeastern Indian states of West Bengal and Assam over the weekend. Five of the accused were wanted by India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) in […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – Iranian banks have begun issuing credit cards for the first time in decades, local media reported on Monday, September 26, the Associated Press reports. The report by several newspapers, including the daily Donya-e-Eqtesad or World of Economy in Farsi, said the cards will be for domestic use only and do not involve any […]
