Al-Shabab Seizes Key Somali Town After Ethiopians Pull Out
3 April, 2017 Comments Off on Al-Shabab Seizes Key Somali Town After Ethiopians Pull Out
Ethiopian troops fighting militant Islamist group al-Shabab have withdrawn from a key military base in central Somalia’s Galgudud region, according to residents. Heavily armed al-Shabab fighters took control of El Bur following the pullout of Ethiopian troops and a small number of Somali National Army soldiers early Monday. The fall of El Bur was confirmed […]
Continue reading …A twin blast has hit the Saint Petersburg metro on Monday at least 10 confirmed dead
3 April, 2017 Comments Off on A twin blast has hit the Saint Petersburg metro on Monday at least 10 confirmed dead
MOSCOW, April 3. /TASS/. According to latest reports, ten people were killed by an explosion inside a metro train at the Sennaya Square station in St. Petersburg, emergency services told TASS. According to a source, an unidentified device exploded in a train car. According to latest reports, at least nine people are dead and over twenty injured in the […]
Continue reading …Trump: If China doesn’t deal with North Korea, we will
3 April, 2017 Comments Off on Trump: If China doesn’t deal with North Korea, we will
US president says trade could be a lever in getting China to take a tougher stance over North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. US President Donald Trump held out the possibility on Sunday of using trade as a lever to secure Chinese cooperation against North Korea and suggested Washington might deal with Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile […]
Continue reading …IS deploys women snipers, fights harder in remaining western Mosul districts
3 April, 2017 Comments Off on IS deploys women snipers, fights harder in remaining western Mosul districts
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) The Islamic State has begun deploying women snipers to hold off advancing Iraqi troops in some areas of western Mosul, while exhibiting fierce resistance at one district. Security sources have been quoted saying snipers from IS’s notorious “al-Khansaa” women battalion had been deployed above tall buildings to shoot at security troops, but did […]
Continue reading …Hawaii hit hard by Chinese visa woes
3 April, 2017 Comments Off on Hawaii hit hard by Chinese visa woes
REJECTED visa applications are keeping thousands of Chinese tourists from visiting Hawaii. More than 2,000 of the 6,000 Nu Skin distributors in China who were planning to attend a conference are not able to attend because of visa troubles, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported. Next month’s convention of the direct marketing company that sells personal care […]
Continue reading …Somali pirates hijack Indian cargo ship with 11 crew members on board
3 April, 2017 Comments Off on Somali pirates hijack Indian cargo ship with 11 crew members on board
An Indian cargo ship Al Kaushar with 11 crew members on board has been hijacked by Somali pirates on its way to Al Mukala port in Yemen from Dubai. Here are the details: The incident took place on April 1. All the crew members on the ship belong to Mandavi in Mumbai. It has been […]
Continue reading …Parliamentarian says Iraqi soldiers release IS militants in Mosul in return for money
3 April, 2017 Comments Off on Parliamentarian says Iraqi soldiers release IS militants in Mosul in return for money
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) An Iraqi parliament member accused Monday some Iraqi security members of setting Islamic State captives free in return for money, urging intervention by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. “While accurate statistics of the numbers and nationalities of Daesh (IS) members arrested in Mosul are lacking, some weak-spirited security members release some of them in […]
Continue reading …Turkish PM criticizes EU for being non-secular, exclusionist
3 April, 2017 Comments Off on Turkish PM criticizes EU for being non-secular, exclusionist
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım criticized the EU and its leaders for being “non-secular” and holding a discriminative attitude towards Turkey, pointing out the EU leaders’ apparent attitude in the block’s 60th anniversary celebrations. In a live broadcast on Saturday, Prime Minister Yıldırım commented on Turkey’s EU accession talks and emphasized on Turkey’s secular status, opposed […]
Continue reading …Britain apologises to Saudi for egg attack(AFP)
3 April, 2017 Comments Off on Britain apologises to Saudi for egg attack(AFP)
Civilians in Britain are permitted to arrest anyone suspected of committing an indictable offence Britain has apologised after an egg was thrown at a Saudi military official during a visit to London, Saudi state media said on Sunday. An anti-war activist last week attempted a citizen’s arrest of General Ahmed Assiri, spokesman for the Saudi-led […]
Continue reading …Pentagon quietly seizing more control in conflicts involving the US
3 April, 2017 Comments Off on Pentagon quietly seizing more control in conflicts involving the US
Washington // The Pentagon is quietly seizing more control over decision-making in conflict zones where the US is involved, deploying hundreds more troops with little public debate and seeking greater authority to battle extremists across the Middle East and Africa. Last week it was Somalia, where president Donald Trump gave the military more authority to […]
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