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IS Militants attacked on Kurdish city in Syria
The Islamic State (IS) militants have launched a "violent" attack on predominantly Kurdish city of Ras al-Ayn in Syria near Turkish borders, Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Wednesday. Intense clashes have been…
IS Supporters operating 46,000 Twitter Accounts: Study
Islamic State (IS) supporters are operating a minimum of 46,000 Twitter accounts, a 92-page study by global think tank Brookings Institution has revealed. The study also found that at least 1,000 accounts supportive of IS, and possibly many…
57 arrested in Cyber Crime Operations in Britain This Week
A total of 57 people were arrested across the Britain this week in a nationwide operation against cyber crime, the British National Crime Agency (NCA) has said. The NCA on Friday said the arrests took place in 25 separate operations from…
Human Shield to protect Hindus celebrating Holi in Pakistan
A human shield was formed at the Holi celebrations at Swami Narayan Temple in Karachi to show solidarity with and protect Hindus in attendance. The National Student's Federation (NSF) organised the formation of a human shield on Friday, the…
Australia committed to Solving MH370 Mystery
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Thursday moved a parliamentary motion commemorating the one-year anniversary of the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER jet was carrying 239…
32 Miners killed in Coal Mine explosion in Ukraine
At least 32 miners were killed in an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Ukraine, the speaker of the Ukrainian parliament said on Wednesday. Vladimir Groisman said at the Verkhovna Rada session that the tragedy occurred in the early hours…
Turkish Airlines Plane skids off Runway at Kathmandu Airport
All 224 passengers on board a Turkish Airlines flight had a narrow escape when their Airbus A330 aircraft skidded off the runway at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) here early on Wednesday morning. The terminal, Nepal's only…
Iraqi Security Forces recapture IS-Held Town
Iraqi security forces on Tuesday recaptured a town in Salahudin as part of a major offensive to free the northern parts of the province, including Saddam Hussain's home town of Tikrit. The troops and allied Sunni and Shia militias, assisted…
World’s First All-Electric Communications Satellites launched
US-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the world's first all-electric communications satellites into orbit. Blasted off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in California…
Prime Suspect arrested in Bangladeshi Blogger’s Murder
The prime accused in the murder in Dhaka last week of writer-blogger Avijit Roy has been arrested by the elite anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) of Bangladesh, media reported on Monday. Farabi Shafiur Rahman was earlier also arrested…