Tag: Rocket
Rocket hits site of foreign oil firms in Iraq’s Basra, two...
BASRA: A rocket landed at a residential and operations headquarters of several global major oil companies, including US giant ExxonMobil, near Iraq's southern city of...
World most powerful rocket blasts off as perfect launch toward Mars
The world's most powerful rocket, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, blasted off Tuesday on its highly anticipated maiden test flight, carrying CEO Elon Musk's cherry red...
Israel army hit Hamas in response to rocket shelling: IDF
TEL AVIV: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) confirmed on Saturday that its Air Force had hit several Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in...
Houthi rocket attack in Yemen kills nine, including journalist
TAIZ: Houthi rebel rocket fire killed nine people, including a journalist and a child, in Yemen's southwest province of Taiz on Monday, a government official...
Chinese moon missions to be delayed following rocket failure: report
Two Chinese lunar missions will be delayed by the failed launch of a powerful rocket in July, a state-run newspaper said, in a setback...
S. Korea slams North rocket launch, vows to destroy any threat
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Thursday said a planned rocket launch by North Korea could “never be tolerated,” as her defence ministry vowed...
Afghan rocket kills three in South Waziristan
A rocket fired from Afghanistan hit a shop in a restive Pakistani tribal region close to the Afghan border on Thursday, killing three people,...
Rocket hits mosque in eastern Afghanistan, six killed
A rocket apparently fired by fighters from the self-styled Islamic State (IS) movement has hit a mosque in eastern Afghanistan, killing six and wounding...
Three of a family killed in Charsadda rocket attack
Three persons of a family including two children were killed and two others injured in a rocket attack on Monday morning.
According to police sources,...
Death toll rises in Peshawar grid station rocket attack
At least seven people were killed in the early hours of Tuesday when unknown assailants fired rockets at grid station in Peshawar’s Budhberh area.
Police...
North Korea makes progress at rocket site
Already under fire for its latest nuclear test, North Korea has been making preparations at a launchpad that could pave the way for firing...
North Korea rocket ‘has 10,000km range’
North Korea's recent rocket launch shows it has the ability to fire a rocket more than 10,000km (6,200 miles), South Korean officials said on...
North Korea could have US within missile range: South
North Korea’s rocket launch this month showed it has likely developed technology, long suspected in the West, to fire a warhead more than 10,000...
North Korea delays rocket lift-off
North Korea has extended the launch period for its planned rocket launch by one week, citing technical problems. The Korean Committee of Space Technology...
North Korea to launch long-range rocket in December
North Korea is to launch a long-range rocket between 10 and 22 December, its official news agency said.
The KCNA said the aim was to...
Israel tests new rocket interceptor
Israel has tested a new rocket interceptor in a bid to further strengthen its defences and make its "multi-layer missile" system operational. Military officials...
Israel warns of escalation as Hamas joins Gaza clashes
Israel said it was poised to escalate attacks on the Gaza Strip on Sunday following a surge of rocket and mortar salvoes by Hamas...
