Seven militants killed in Egypt army raid

Seven militants killed in Egypt army raid

Seven militants were killed late Wednesday in an army raid over the hardline hideouts in Egypt’s north Sinai province, an army statement said Thursday. “Seven dangerous jihadist elements loyal to the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group were killed in southern Sheikh Zuweid city,” Xinhua quoted army spokesman Ahmed Ali as saying in a statement posted on […]

One person killed, one injured in Assam

One person killed, one injured in Assam

In continued attacks for the third consecutive day Sunday by the anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), one person was killed and another injured, police said. According to police, two fresh incidents took place Sunday morning in Kokrajhar and in Sonitpur districts. While one body was recovered from Kokrajhar district, the […]

Iranian diplomat killed in Yemen

Iranian diplomat killed in Yemen

Unidentified gunmen killed an Iranian diplomat in a drive-by shooting in Yemen’s capital city Saturday. “The Iranian diplomat was killed on the spot in a terrorist attack on Saturday,” reported Xinhua citing Yemen’s news agency of Saba. Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi condemned the attack, saying it targeted the Yemen-Iran relationship. Meanwhile, the country’s […]

Three foreign guerrillas killed in Kashmir

Three foreign guerrillas killed in Kashmir

Indian security forces killed three foreign guerrillas Monday in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The gunfight took place in Dooru (Dangerpora) village near Sopore town, 60 km from here, Inspector General of Police Abdul Ghani Mir told IANS. The dead reportedly belonged to the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) outfit. A defence ministry spokesman […]

30 militants including key commanders killed in Kenya

30 militants including key commanders killed in Kenya

Kenyan military jet fighters attacked an Al Shabab militant camp killing over 30 militants, including several of its key commanders, a Kenyan defence spokesman said. Kenya Defence Forces spokesman Cyrus Oguna said the attack took place at Garbarahey in the Gedo region of Somalia late Thursday and saw scores of the insurgents escape with multiple […]

15 killed in Pakistan road crash

15 killed in Pakistan road crash

At least 15 people were killed and 26 injured when two passenger vans collided and plunged into a ravine in Pakistan’s Punjab province Wednesday evening, officials said. The two ill-fated buses collided in Salgiran area, near Muree,a resort, before plunging into the ravine, Geo News quoted police as saying. Rescue workers recovered 15 bodies from […]

Nine killed in Mumbai-Dehradun Express blaze

Nine killed in Mumbai-Dehradun Express blaze

The toll from a fire that engulfed three coaches of the Mumbai-Dehradun express near Dahanu, near Maharashtra-Gujarat border, early Wednesday has risen to nine, officials said. The fire is believed to have erupted in the vestibule between S-2 and S-3 coaches and quickly spread to the adjoining S-4 bogey, catching the sleeping passengers unawares, around […]

11 killed in attacks across Iraq

11 killed in attacks across Iraq

At least 11 people were killed, including six Al Qaeda militants, and 15 wounded in violent attacks across Iraq Monday, police said. In Iraq’s western province of Anbar, a police force-backed Sunni tribesmen clashed with Al Qaeda militants near the provincial capital city of Ramadi, some 110 km from here, killing six militants, a provincial […]

15 Taliban killed in Afghanistan

15 Taliban killed in Afghanistan

A gun battle between security forces and Taliban in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province left 15 militants including a key commander dead Sunday, a local official said. “A group of armed Taliban rebels raided a police checkpoint in Jangul area of Abband district late Saturday night triggering a fierce gun battle which lasted until Sunday morning during […]

13 killed in road accident in Cote d’Ivoire

13 killed in road accident in Cote d’Ivoire

A road accident involving a minibus carrying Christian pilgrims left 13 people dead Thursday night in Cote d’Ivoire’s Central-Western region of Oume, Xinhua reported Friday. Eyewitnesses said the Christians coming from the neighbouring region of Divo where other Christians had gathered for prayers died after their vehicle plunged in a pothole. The driver of the […]