UN chief Guterres, Security Council condemn deadly mosque attack in Pakistan
Death toll rises to 93 in
United Nations: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council have condemned the suicide bombing at a mosque in Peshawar city of Pakistan, with a UN spokesperson saying countries must ensure that their territories are not used for terror activities. Strongly condemning the suicide bombing on Monday that killed at least 90 people and […]
Blinken in Mideast renews appeal for Israel-Palestinian calm
Jerusalem: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a two-day visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank on Tuesday with renewed appeals for Israeli-Palestinian calm amid an alarming spike of violence. Blinken was meeting Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Ramallah on Tuesday, a day after seeing Israeli […]
Former PM Manmohan Singh conferred Lifetime Achievement Honour in UK
London: Former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh was recently conferred a Lifetime Achievement Honour by the India-UK Achievers Honours in London for his contribution to economic and political life. The Honour, announced at an awards ceremony last week, will be handed over to Dr Singh in New Delhi by the National Indian Students and Alumni […]
46 killed, over 100 injured in Taliban suicide attack at mosque in high-security zone in Pakistan’s Peshawar
Peshawar: A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque packed with worshippers during afternoon prayers on Monday in the high-security zone in Pakistan’s northwestern Peshawar city, killing at least 46 people and wounding more than 100 others, mostly policemen, security and health officials said. The blast occurred inside the mosque in the Police […]
UN designates ISIL in South-East Asia as global terrorist organisation
United Nations: The dreaded terror outfit Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in South-East Asia (ISIL-SEA) has been designated as a global terrorist organisation by the United Nations Security Council. The Security Council’s 1267 Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee added the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant in […]
Brawl breaks out over Khalistan referendum in Australia; India raises concerns with authorities
Melbourne: Two people were injured and as many Sikh men were detained when two separate brawls broke out between Khalistani activists and pro-India demonstrators here during the so-called ‘Punjab independence referendum’, the police said on Monday. India has already asked the Australian government to curb the anti-India activities of the Khalistani separatists and also attacks […]
UN Security Council does not reflect today’s realities, is paralysed: UNGA President
United Nations, Jan 29 (PTI) The UN Security Council does not reflect today’s realities, is paralysed and unable to discharge its basic function of maintaining international peace and security when one of its permanent members has attacked its neighbour, UN General Assembly President Csaba Korosi has said. Russia, a veto-wielding permanent member of the […]
Iran says drone attack targets defense facility in Isfahan
Dubai: Bomb-carrying drones targeted an Iranian defence factory in the central city of Isfahan overnight, authorities said early Sunday, causing some damage at the plant amid heightened regional and international tensions engulfing the Islamic Republic. The Iranian Defence Ministry offered no information on who it suspected carried out the attack, which came as a refinery […]
42 killed as passenger bus falls into ravine, catches fire in Pakistan’s Balochistan province
Islamabad: At least 42 people, including women and children, were killed on Sunday after a speeding passenger bus crashed into a pillar of a bridge and fell into a ravine in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, according to officials. The bus was carrying 48 people from provincial capital Quetta to Karachi, the capital of Sindh province, […]
7 killed in shooting at Jerusalem synagogue
Jerusalem: At least seven people have been killed and three others injured in a shooting incident at a synagogue in the Neve Yaakov neighbourhood of Jerusalem, police and medics have said. The shooting took place on Friday evening in the northern part of East Jerusalem, they said. “The terrorist arrived by car at a building […]
