16 killed, 38 wounded by blast in southern Afghan city
Kandahar, May 22: At least 16 people were killed and 38 wounded today when a minivan packed with explosives detonated as security forces were trying to defuse it in southern Afghanistan, officials said. Security forces in Kandahar had already cleared the area around a bus station where the van was found, provincial governor spokesman Daud […]
53 injured as Saudi jet makes emergency landing
Riyadh, May 22: A Saudi Arabian Airlines Airbus A330 jet made an emergency landing in the western Red Sea city of Jeddah, injuring 53 people, aviation officials said today. The Saudia aircraft was travelling from the Muslim holy city of Medina to Dhaka with 151 people on board, but had to be diverted to Jeddah […]
Beijing denies ‘militarisation’ of South China Sea
Beijing, May 21 : Beijing today hit back at allegations it was “militarising” the South China Sea after landing bombers at an airbase in the contested waters, instead accusing Washington of increasing tensions with its own military footprint. China on Friday for the first time landed several combat aircraft — including the long-range, nuclear strike-capable […]
US will put ‘unprecedented financial pressure’ on Iran: Pompeo
Washington, May 21: The United States will increase the financial pressure on Iran with the “strongest sanctions in history,” after Washington pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said today. “We will apply unprecedented financial pressure on the Iranian regime. The leaders in Tehran will have no doubt […]
Syria army declares capital, outskirts ‘completely secure’
Damascus, May 21 : Syria’s army said today it has “completely” secured the capital Damascus and its outskirts after ousting the Islamic State group, marking a major milestone in the country’s seven-year war. “The Syrian army announces today that Damascus, its outskirts and surrounding towns are completely secure,” a military spokesman said on state media. […]
First IS fighters evacuate south Damascus
Beirut, May 20 : A first batch of Islamic State group fighters left their final stronghold in Syria’s capital early today under a deal struck after weeks of fierce combat, a monitor said. “At dawn, six buses of IS fighters and their relatives left the Yarmuk Palestinian refugee camp and adjacent district of Tadamun,” said […]
Cuba in mourning after deadliest air crash in nearly 30 years
Havana, May 20 : Cuba observed a weekend of national mourning for victims of its worst crash in nearly three decades that killed 110 passengers and crew. An investigation has been launched into Friday’s crash of the nearly 40-year-old Boeing 737-200 leased to the national carrier Cubana de Aviacion by a Mexican company. Three women pulled […]
More than 100 killed in Cuba airliner crash
Havana, May 19: A Cuban state airways plane with 110 passengers and crew on board crashed shortly after taking off from Havana, killing all but three people on board in a mass of twisted and smoldering fuselage. Cuban state media reported that three women had been pulled alive from the mangled wreckage and were in […]
Russia unveils world’s first floating nuclear power station
Murmansk, May 19: Russia today unveiled the world’s first floating nuclear power station at a ceremony in the port of the far northern city of Murmansk where it will be loaded with nuclear fuel before heading to eastern Siberia. Built in Saint Petersburg, the Akademik Lomonosov arrived in Murmansk on Thursday where it was moored […]
‘It was terrifying’: Students reel from latest US school shooting
Santa Fe (US), May 19: Evan San Miguel, a freshman at Santa Fe High School, said he was in his art class when a fellow student burst in and yelled “Surprise!” Then the shooting started. “It was terrifying, terrifying,” Evan recalled hours later. “I didn’t even know if I was going to make it home […]
