Tag: Clashes

At least 20 dead as clashes shut Tripoli airport

TRIPOLI: Fierce clashes broke out in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday, killing at least 20 people, shutting the airport, and damaging planes during...

One dead as fans clash after Algeria derby

ALGIERS: Clashes between rival football fans after a derby in eastern Algeria have left one person dead, the country s football federation said Sunday. Two more...

Pakistanis celebrating Prophet Mohammed (PBUH)’s birthday in Greece attacked

Riot police in Athens had to intervene in clashes between Greek soccer club fans heading for a game and the Pakistani community celebrating  Prophet Mohammed...

Faizabad sit-in: About time state shows some spine

IHC tells capital admin to clear Faizabad sit-in by any means necessary, as Islamist protesters threaten interior minister of 'Salmaan Taseer-like' fate Orders...

Clash between military, suspected gang leaves 9 dead in southern Mexico

MEXICO CITY: The Mexican military fought back against an armed attack in the violent southwestern state of Guerrero on Saturday night, leaving eight suspected...

Week of clashes in eastern Ethiopia kill 50, displace 50,000: officials

ADDIS ABABA: Clashes along the border of Ethiopia’s Oromiya and Somali regions have displaced around 50,000 people, a senior regional official said on Sunday,...

Over 150 injured in clashes in Indian-held Kashmir

Indian forces use teargas shells, pellets on protesters in Penjoora village of Shopian Cable operators instructed to stop airing five news channels for inciting violence In...

Clashes as hundreds protest attack on low-caste Indians

A police officer was killed on Tuesday when violence broke out at a demonstration in western India to protest an attack on low-caste villagers...

26 hurt in Paris clashes between police, masked protesters

Twenty-six people were hurt and authorities made 15 arrests Tuesday as protests in Paris over disputed labour reforms descended into violent clashes between riot...

Curfew widened in southeast Turkey after clashes kill 23

Security forces killed 20 Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey while a rebel attack killed three Turkish soldiers, the military said on Wednesday, as authorities...

Two dead in clashes with police in IHK

A civilian protester and a suspected militant were killed in clashes with security forces Wednesday in India-held Kashmir, police said. After receiving a tip-off about...

Two killed in clash between PTI, PML-N in Lahore

Local Bodies election campaign turned bloody when two activists of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were killed amid clashes with workers of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)...

‘Fiercest clashes’ as Syria regime advances with Russian support

Syrian regime forces backed by Russian air strikes advanced in the centre of the country on Monday, sparking the fiercest clashes with rebels since...

Clashes at Al Aqsa mosque compound on Eid holiday

Clashes broke out between Palestinians and Israeli security forces at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Sunday, the last day of the Eid-ul-Azha holiday,...

Clashes erupt in Israel on Palestinian ‘Day Of Rage’

Clashes erupted in Jerusalem and the West Bank after Palestinian leaders called for a "day of rage" to protest about new Israeli security measures. Israeli...

Clashes, Saudi-led air strikes kill 44 in Yemen

Clashes between rebels and pro-government forces in Yemen and Saudi-led air strikes killed 44 people, medics and local sources said Sunday, as Riyadh pledged...

Clashes in Kashmir after army kills two civilians

“Nothing incriminating was found from the possession of slain or injured youth,” police officer Muhammad Irshad told Greater Kashmir, a local daily.