Blast strikes north Syria town
BEIRUT: A blast killed at least one person in a region of north Syria controlled by Turkey-backed Syrian rebel groups, a witness and a war monitor said on Saturday. The explosion in…
Flash flood strikes northern Athens suburb after squall
ATHENS: A flash flood has struck a northern Athens suburb following a squall, with the Greek capital’s fire department receiving 140 calls for assistance and to pump water from flooded homes and…
Powerful cyclone strikes Oman, Yemen; 5 dead, 30 missing
SALALAH: A cyclone more powerful than any previously recorded in southern Oman slammed into the Gulf country and neighboring Yemen on Saturday, deluging a major city with nearly three years’ worth of…
EU calls Iranian strikes against Israel ‘extremely worrying’
BRUSSELS: The European Union called reports about Iranian strikes against Israeli army posts from inside Syria “extremely worrying” and said Israel had the right to defend itself. It also called on all…
Syria’s Ghouta reels from strikes, clashes despite ceasefire call
Desperate civilians trapped in one of the most ferocious assaults of Syria’s civil war awaited aid and medical help on Monday after regime airstrikes pounded rebel-held Eastern Ghouta despite UN ceasefire demands.…
German industrial workers start 24-hour strikes over wages, working hours
FRANKFURT: Industrial workers in Germany started 24-hour strikes overnight, affecting companies including automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen and lighting company Zumtobel, amid a dispute over wages and working hours. Powerful German union IG…
Turkish army launches new strikes on YPG militants in Afrin
AFRIN: The Turkish army said it launched new strikes on Saturday against the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia in northern Syria, amid mounting expectations of a cross-border ground operation. The army…
Tensions rise in new French prison guards strikes
CORSICA: French police fired tear gas to break up a picket line of striking prison guards at Europe’s biggest jail on Friday, as a fresh assault by inmates on staff at a…
Drone strike kills two near Pak-Afghan border
PESHAWAR: At least two suspected militants, including a commander, were killed on Tuesday when a US drone targeted a house at Ghuaz Garhi, near to Mata Sangar of Kurram Agency. Officials in the…
Saudi-led strike on Yemen TV station kills four
SANAA: A Saudi-led coalition air strike hit Yemen’s rebel-controlled state television station in Sanaa overnight, killing four guards, rebel media and the head guard said on Saturday. “Air bombardment by the Saudi-American enemy…
Saudi-led coalition carries out strikes on defence ministry in Yemen capital
SANAA: A Saudi-led coalition carried out air strikes on the defence ministry in Yemen’s rebel-held capital Sanaa late Friday, witnesses and rebel media said, leaving at least three civilians wounded. The Houthi…
QAU students stage protest, boycott academic activities yet again
ISLAMABAD: The students of Islamabad’s Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) on Monday once again staged a protest and boycotted academic activities. The students locked the admin department and chanted slogans against the administration. They…
India, US should go for pre-emptive strikes, destroy Pak’s N-assets: Ex-US senator
WASHINGTON: Suggesting that both India and the US conduct pre-emptive strikes inside Pakistan to destroy its nuclear sites, former US senator Larry Pressler says that Donald Trump may turn out to be…
Nanny who beheaded Russian child says it was revenge for Putin’s Syria strikes
A woman suspected of beheading a child in her care before brandishing the severed head outside a Moscow metro station has said she acted to avenge Muslims killed in the Kremlin’s campaign…
Govt puts off PIA’s ‘privatization’ for 6 months after strikers refuse to budge
Senator Mushahidullah says no official will be terminated, perks and privileges of employees will remain intact Says govt cannot be blackmailed, urges protesting employees to resolve issue through dialogue rather than opting…
Suicide bomber strikes in Somalia
A suicide bomber attacked a popular restaurant in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, on Saturday, killing himself and at least three others, Somali police said. The attacker, dressed in a business suit over…
Saudi-led coalition keeps up strikes on Yemen rebels
Saudi-led coalition warplanes launched new strikes in Yemen on Thursday despite a demand by rebels for a complete halt to the raids as a condition for UN-sponsored peace talks. The regional alliance…