Nigerian army puts death toll in ambush at 30
30 July, 2017 Comments Off on Nigerian army puts death toll in ambush at 30
The Nigerian army on Sunday has put the death toll in the Boko Haram ambush of oil workers and their security escorts at 30, including 14 soldiers and members of a civilian joint task force and university staff working on an oil exploration in the northeastern part of the country. The army also withdrew its […]
Continue reading …Three IS leaders killed escaping to eastern Mosul via Tigris
30 July, 2017 Comments Off on Three IS leaders killed escaping to eastern Mosul via Tigris
Najm said security forces had tightened scrutiny on Tigris banks to hunt down remnant IS members escaping western Mosul’s Old City. The Iraqi government declared victory over Islamic State militants in western Mosul earlier this month, saying it concluded more than eight months of battles to recapture the city which the militants held as the […]
Continue reading …African Union troops ambushed in Somalia, possibly 39 dead
30 July, 2017 Comments Off on African Union troops ambushed in Somalia, possibly 39 dead
omalia’s Al-Shabaab insurgents and troops from the African Union peacekeeping mission clashed on Sunday, a senior military officer said, while the group said it had killed 39 soldiers. The incident took place in Bulamareer district in Lower Shabelle region about 140 km southwest of Mogadishu. The al Shabaab fighters ambushed a convoy carrying troops from […]
Continue reading …Mo Farah to make farewell appearance at Zurich track event
30 July, 2017 Comments Off on Mo Farah to make farewell appearance at Zurich track event
Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah will delay his impending track retirement by a few days to compete at the Zurich Diamond League final, organizers said on Friday. The British five-time world champion had originally been due to bow out at home in London after next month’s world championships from August 4th-13th. Photo: Jewel Samad/AFP […]
Continue reading …Police kill Reynaldo Parojinog and wife in drug raid
30 July, 2017 Comments Off on Police kill Reynaldo Parojinog and wife in drug raid
Ozamiz city mayor was among list of officials publicly shamed last year by President Duterte of being linked to drugs. Phillippine police have killed a city mayor, his wife and 10 others during a series of pre-dawn anti-drug raids in the south, officials said. Reynaldo Parojinog, mayor of Ozamiz city, is the latest official to be […]
Continue reading …Two killed, four wounded in German disco shooting: police
30 July, 2017 Comments Off on Two killed, four wounded in German disco shooting: police
A gunman opened fire at a packed nightclub in southern Germany early Sunday, killing one and wounding four before being shot by police, authorities said, ruling out a terror attack. The 34-year-old man, identified as an Iraqi national, “was critically injured in a shootout with police officers as he left the disco, and later succumbed […]
Continue reading …US flies bombers over Korean peninsula after ICBM test
30 July, 2017 Comments Off on US flies bombers over Korean peninsula after ICBM test
Flight of bombers follows Pyongyang’s missile tests and comes as Trump derides China’s response to apparent threat. FAST FACTS US ‘ready to respond with rapid, lethal, and overwhelming force’ Japan vows to put ‘heaviest possible pressure’ on North China warns launch violates UN Security Council resolutions Trump derides Chinese response in tweets: ‘They do NOTHING […]
Continue reading …Toddler among 26 migrants found in refrigerated lorry
30 July, 2017 Comments Off on Toddler among 26 migrants found in refrigerated lorry
Twenty-six migrants, including a two-year-old, were discovered in a refrigerated lorry at a ferry terminal near the northern French port of Dunkirk on Saturday, the emergency services said. The toddler, whose Iranian mother was also in the lorry, was taken to hospital suffering from hypothermia after the migrants were found in the lorry early Saturday […]
Continue reading …President Xi Jinping calls for strong military to defeat invading enemies, safeguard world peace
30 July, 2017 Comments Off on President Xi Jinping calls for strong military to defeat invading enemies, safeguard world peace
ZHURIHE, Inner Mongolia, July 30 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping reviewed the country’s armed forces on Sunday morning, as part of the commemorations to mark the 90th founding anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). It is the first for Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central […]
Continue reading …Sydney terror raids: Airport delays expected as security increased over alleged plot
30 July, 2017 Comments Off on Sydney terror raids: Airport delays expected as security increased over alleged plot
VIDEO: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says intelligence disrupted airport terror plot (Image: Tyson Armstrong) (ABC News) RELATED STORY: Sydney counter-terrorism raids aimed at foiling attacks, PM says RELATED STORY: Sydney terror raids thwart ‘Islamic-inspired’ plot to bring down plane MAP: Australia Australian travellers are facing major delays at airports after security measures were ramped up following the discovery of an alleged terror […]
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