Iraqi army launches operation to clear western Anbar regions from IS
17 June, 2017 Comments Off on Iraqi army launches operation to clear western Anbar regions from IS
Anbar (IraqiNews.com) A military operation was launched to drive Islamic State militants out of western regions in Anbar province, a senior Iraqi officer was quoted as saying.“Military offensive was launched on Saturday to clear Annah and Rawa cities, west of Anbar. Eight IS militants were killed after troops invaded these regions and destroyed three booby-trapped […]
Continue reading …Kashmir clashes leave 10 people dead
17 June, 2017 Comments Off on Kashmir clashes leave 10 people dead
Groups fighting to end Indian rule step up attacks on Indian government forces patrolling the divided region. Clashes in Indian-administered Kashmir have killed 10 people – five police officers, a soldier, two civilians and two suspected separatist fighters, according to Indian authorities. Violence in disputed Kashmir has risen to new levels over the past few […]
Continue reading …Trump takes US policy towards Cuba one step back
17 June, 2017 Comments Off on Trump takes US policy towards Cuba one step back
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 16 (ACN) US President Donald Trump today unveiled a new US policy toward Cuba from the southern state of Florida that reinforces the extraterritorial economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by that government on the island. The president signed a document setting out the priorities of his government, including compliance with US […]
Continue reading …US navy: Sailors missing after USS Fitzgerald collision
17 June, 2017 Comments Off on US navy: Sailors missing after USS Fitzgerald collision
US destroyer collides with Philippine-flagged vessel south of Tokyo Bay in Japan in rare incident on busy waterway. The US navy says seven crew members are missing and at least three injured after a destroyer, the USS Fitzgerald, collided with ACX Crystal, a Philippine-flagged merchant vessel off the coast of Japan. The USS Fitzgerald […]
Continue reading …Thousands’ of violent Islamists in Sweden: security police
17 June, 2017 Comments Off on Thousands’ of violent Islamists in Sweden: security police
The number of militant extremists living in Sweden has soared from a couple of hundreds a few years ago to thousands today, the security police Säpo believes. “We have never seen anything like it before,” said Säpo chief Anders Thornberg in an interview with Swedish news agency TT. Säpo head Anders Thornberg. Photo: Claudio Bresciani/TT […]
Continue reading …‘Peculiar move’: Merkel lashes out at new US anti-Russia sanctions
16 June, 2017 Comments Off on ‘Peculiar move’: Merkel lashes out at new US anti-Russia sanctions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has joined the chorus of criticism over a new US anti-Russia sanctions bill that would involve fines on EU companies contributing to joint pipeline projects, saying Washington has nothing to do with Europe’s energy policy. The US Senate on Wednesday moved to expand the package of sanctions targeting Russian industries © […]
Continue reading …Spirits high among Kurds in Syria as coalition battles for Raqqa
16 June, 2017 Comments Off on Spirits high among Kurds in Syria as coalition battles for Raqqa
(Reuters) Kurdish fighter Habun Kamishli proudly recalled the cat and mouse game she played with an Islamic State suicide bomber in the Syrian town of Raqqa, where the militant group is likely to make its last stand. “I was standing on a rooftop yesterday as our forces advanced. I noticed he was trying to sneak […]
Continue reading …Trump: ‘I am under investigation’ in Comey sacking
16 June, 2017 Comments Off on Trump: ‘I am under investigation’ in Comey sacking
US president reportedly under investigation for obstruction of justice in connection with Russia collusion probe. Trump’s tweet seem to highlight frustration with ongoing probe into Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election [File: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP] US President Donald Trump appeared to confirm on Friday that he was under investigation and seemingly took aim at a senior […]
Continue reading …China Focus: China launches space telescope to search for black holes, pulsars by Xinhua writers Yu Fei, Quan Xiaoshu and Qu Ting
16 June, 2017 Comments Off on China Focus: China launches space telescope to search for black holes, pulsars by Xinhua writers Yu Fei, Quan Xiaoshu and Qu Ting
JIUQUAN, June 15 (Xinhua) — China launched its first X-ray space telescope to observe black holes, pulsars and gamma-ray bursts, via a Long March-4B rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China’s Gobi Desert at 11 a.m. Thursday. The 2.5-tonne Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT), dubbed Insight, was sent into an orbit of 550 […]
Continue reading …Somalia demands mentally ill Denmark refugee in exchange for repatriation deal
16 June, 2017 Comments Off on Somalia demands mentally ill Denmark refugee in exchange for repatriation deal
Photo: AFP Somalia’s ambassador to the EU has tied an agreement with Denmark on rejected asylum seekers to the long-standing and controversial case of a Somali refugee detained at a Danish psychiatric unit since 2001. The north east African country wants Denmark to release 36-year-old Abdulle Ahmed as a condition of entering talks on accepting […]
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