Some 500 people were evacuated and six received injuries as a massive blaze broke out on the surface of a 35-story residential building in Hong Kong, local media reported Wednesday. BEIJING (Sputnik) – According to the South China Morning Post newspaper, the fire first occurred when the bamboo scaffolding around the building was set ablaze […]
The South Korean defense ministry said North Korea launched a long-range missile yesterday. North Korea had announced a plan to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for a terrestrial observation satellite launch between February 8 and 25. North Korean state media reported the satellite launch was successful and was ordered by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un […]
Sunday, February 7, 2016 – Yesterday, a suicide bomber on a motorbike killed eight and injures 20 in Pakistan. The suicide bombing attack took place on Saturday evening outside a district court in Quetta, Pakistan, said a Quetta police official confirmed. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack according to Mohammad Khurrassani. A 12 […]
At least two people have been killed following a 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurred in southern Taiwan early Saturday morning. A number of residential buildings have collapsed, with many casualties feared. The quake was originally reported as a magnitude 6.7. At least four people have died, and another 154 have been hospitalized. Citing Taiwanese authorities, Phoenix […]
Around 40 children have been taken by their parents from Sweden to live in Daesh-controlled territory, Sveriges Radio reported. Dozens of Swedish nationals who have traveled to Iraq and Syria to support the infamous terrorist group Daesh (ISIL/ISIS) have taken their children with them, Sweden’s national coordinator against violent extremism told Sveriges Radio on Tuesday. […]
A 19-year-old Australian teenager was planning an attack on police with a kangaroo packed with explosives and painted with a Daesh symbol, local media reported on Thursday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the Australian Broadcasting Corp, Sevdet Ramadan Besim, who will face the court on February 3, was arrested in April 2015 for plotting to […]
Pro-Isis slogans and threats of an imminent terror attack daubed on Mahatma Gandhi statue in India The writing allegelly included warnings about a terror attack during Tuesday’s nationwide Republic Day celebrations. India is already on high alert after intelligence officials detected ‘chatter’ between senior Isis commanders in Syria and a group of Indian sympathisers relating […]
Nearly two dozen suspected Daesh terrorists have been detained near the Syrian border in Turkey, the Turkish General Staff said Sunday. ANKARA (Sputnik) – Turkey stepped up its military campaign against Daesh, following a deadly suicide attack last week near Istanbul’s main tourist district. Read more: sputniknews.com
