Palestine: Israeli soldiers kidnap four Palestinians near Hebron
Palestine: Dozens of Palestinians injured after Israeli settlers, soldiers, invade Al-Aqsa Mosque
Palestine: Israeli settlers hurl stones at Palestinian cars near Bethlehem
South Korea: Hopes for 290 passengers fade after ferry capsize
Diplomats converge on Geneva for Ukraine talks
Jordanian warplanes destroy alleged rebel vehicles on Syria border
Egypt court hands down prison sentences to 119 Brotherhood protesters
Libya: Gunmen kidnap Jordan’s ambassador to Libya
Nigeria: Scores of girls abducted from school by suspected rebels
Ukraine: Putin warns Merkel of civil war in Ukraine
Palestine: Multiple assaults & abductions across Gaza, West Bank, Jerusalem
Palestine: Israeli police deport six Jerusalemites from Al-Aqsa
Nigeria: Dozens killed in bus station blast outside Abuja
Palestine: Woman dies in Bethlehem due to effects of tear gas inhalation fired by Israeli soldiers
Palestine: Israeli military and settlers attack Palestinian workers in Nablus
Palestine: Israeli forces critically injure, detain youth in Aida camp
Syria: Al-Manar TV crew members shot dead by Syrian rebels in Maaloula
Palestine: Israeli bulldozers break into eastern Khan Younis
Pakistan: Five, including sister shot dead by brother over marriage of choice
Palestine: Israeli forces kidnap four in Hebron, raid village near Jenin
Pakistan: Doctors observe strike over Shi’a colleague’s killing
MULTAN, (Express Tribune): Traders and doctors in Rajanpur on Tuesday observed a strike over the killing of a Shia doctor on Sunday night. Pakistan Medical Association district president Dr Shama Noor had called for a boycott of all medical services … Continued
India: Nine killed as Mumbai-Dehradun Express catches fire in Thane
Thane (Maharashtra), (Hindustan Times & Agencies): Nine people were charred to death when a fire broke out in three coaches of Mumbai-Dehradun Express train, number 19019, near Dahanu road in neighbouring Thane district in the wee hours today. Among the … Continued
Pakistan: S Arabia, Pakistan pledge regional cooperation
[Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif meeting with Princes Saud- Al-Faisal,Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Photo by INP] By Baqir Sajjad Syed ISLAMABAD, (Dawn): Pakistan and Saudi Arabia agreed here on Tuesday to deepen their defence cooperation and support each other’s position … Continued
Pakistan: Three injured in Lower Kurram Agency explosion
[File photo] KURRAM AGENCY, (Dawn): At least three people were injured Tuesday when an explosion occurred in Lower Kurram tribal region, DawnNews reported. The explosion took place in a vegetable market in Lower Kurram Agency’s Sada bazaar area. Subsequently, three … Continued
Pakistan: Student killed in suicide attack on Govt school in Hangu
HANGU, (The News): A student was killed in a suicide attack on the government school on Monday here, Geo News reported. The banned outfit Lashkar-e-Jahngavi (LeJ) has accepted the responsibility. Sources said that the suicide attacker blasted … Continued
Bangladesh ruling party glides to easy victory in unopposed election amid deaths
Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League have won an easy victory in national elections after opposition groups boycotted the polls. Violence gripped the country on election day, leaving at least 18 dead. Results from Sunday’s polls gave a … Continued
Iraq: 55 al-Qaida militants killed in western Iraq
BAGHDAD, (Xinhua): A total of 55 al-Qaida-linked militants were killed on Saturday in their clashes with security forces and local Sunni tribesmen in western Iraq, state-run al- Iraqiya television reported. Iraqi security forces backed by tribesmen killed 25 militants of … Continued
Pakistan: Blast in Peshawar, no loss of life occurred
PESHAWAR, (The News): An explosion occurred on Charsadda Road, while the rescue teams rushed to the scene of incident on Sunday morning here, Geo News reported. Police said that the explosion occurred in the fields on Chasadda Road, … Continued
India: Building collapses in India, killing several people and trapping others
At least 14 workers have been killed after a building on a construction site in southern India collapsed. Dozens are feared trapped under the rubble, authorities say. A five-story building in the southern Indian state of Goa collapsed on Saturday, … Continued
India: Two train engines derail in Bangalore
[Special Arrangement Railway personnel clearing the scene at Bangalore City station, where two trains derailed on Sunday [The Hindu Railway personnel taking up the restoration work at Bangalore City railway station on Sunday. Photo: V. Sreenivasa Murthy] Train movement at … Continued
Bangladesh goes to the polls amid protests, violence
Polls have opened across Bangladesh as sometimes deadly violence continues to plague the country. The major opposition parties are boycotting the elections and have called on voters to stay home. At least four people, including an election official, have died … Continued
Pakistan: At least 11 people were killed in Karachi
KARACHI, (Dawn): At least 11 people were killed in different incidents of violence in Karachi on Saturday, DawnNews reported. Unknown gunmen opened indiscriminate fire at a juice shop near Maskan Chowrangi in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, killing the shop owner and two other … Continued
India: Manmohan alleges Narendra Modi ‘presided over 2002 massacre’
PM Manmohan Singh blames Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi (below) of massacre of Muslims in 2002 New Delhi, (Hindustan Times): In a strongest ever attack on Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday … Continued
Pakistan: Rangers kill two banned TTP members during raid in Karachi
KARACHI, (The News): Two commanders of banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in an encounter when Rangers conducted a raid in Manghopir area of Karachi, Geo News reported Thursday. According to Rangers spokesman, Rangers personnel conducted a raid in … Continued
Pakistan: Strike in Quetta after attack on pilgrims
QUETTA, (Dawn): In wake of the Wednesday’s suicide attack on a bus of pilgrims in Quetta, a strike was being observed on Thursday in the violence prone capital of Balochistan, DawnNews reported. At least three people were killed and 31 … Continued
Pakistan: 1,532 killed, 4,094 injured in 324 bomb attacks across Pakistan in 2013
By Jamil Bhatti ISLAMABAD, (Xinhua): At least 1,532 people were killed and 4,094 others injured in 324 bomb attacks including 39 suicide ones that ripped through Pakistan during 2013, according to official and local media statistics. According to the data, … Continued
Pakistan: Five killed as jeep plunges into canal in Ghotki
GHOTKI, (The News): Six persons drowned when their jeep plunged into a canal near Ghotki on Wednesday while rescue team has recovered five bodies, Geo News reported. According to police, a jeep enroute to Jahan Pur from Ghotki met … Continued
Pakistan: At least three killed in Charsadda blast
PESHAWAR, (Dawn): A bomb planted outside a house in Charsadda exploded on Monday and killed at least three people, including a woman and two children, DawnNews reported. According to police, unknown miscreants planted the bomb outside the home of a … Continued
Pakistan: Death toll in Islamabad traffic accident rise to 7
ISLAMABAD, (The News): Three more succumbed to their injuries taking the death toll to seven in the tragic traffic accident near the Motorway Toll Plaza on Sunday here. Police said that the driver of the ill-fated passenger bus … Continued
Pakistan: Polio worker killed, two others injured in Peshawar firing
File photo By Zahir Shah Sherazi PESHAWAR, (Dawn): A polio worker was killed and two others injured Saturday when unknown gunmen attacked Peshawar’s Matni Hospital. According to the police, unknown gunmen opened indiscriminate fire on entering the hospital and … Continued
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