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Pakistan executes four Peshawar School attackers
Islamabad, Dec 2: Pakistan on Wednesday executed four terrorists for their involvement in last year's attack on a school in Peshawar.
"Four militants involved in the Army Public School attack were hanged in Kohat district prison on…
Pentagon sending special force to conduct raids in Iraq, Syria: Carter
Washington, Dec 2: US defense chief Ash Carter said the Pentagon was deploying a specialised operations force which would "over time" conduct unilateral operations in Iraq and Syria as part of US military campaign against the Islamic State…
US police chief fired amid tension over black’s killing
Chicago, Dec 2: Chicago's police chief Garry McCarthy was fired, a week after tensions flared up over the release of a video showing shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer.
Superintendent McCarthy had become a…
World’s largest annual pilgrimage on in Iraq despite threat of IS attacks
New Delhi, Dec 1: Millions of people across the globe are risking their lives this year to reach Karbala, in Iraq, to mark "Chehlum" - the 40th day after the death of Imam Hussain - even as threats from terror group Islamic State (IS) loom…
Taiwan Dengue Fever toll rises to 184
Taipei, Dec 1: The number of deaths from dengue fever in Taiwan has risen to 184 since May this year, with 10 newly confirmed fatalities, the Central Epidemic Command Centre (CECC) said on Tuesday.
All 10 new fatalities were from…
US state to sue agencies accepting Syrian Refugees
Washington, Dec 1: The Texas state in the US will sue agencies that fail to follow an order issued by Governor Greg Abbott to not accept more Syrian refugees, the media reported on Tuesday.
"Failure by your organisation to cooperate with…
Belgium given ‘Fossil of Day Award’ at Climate Meeting
Brussels, Dec 1: Belgium won the shameful "Fossil of the Day Award" on the very first day of the Paris climate conference, media reported. Belgium on Monday received the "Fossil" award from the Climate Action Network (CAN) coalition of…
Sharif-Modi meet an Ice-breaker: Pakistani Official
Paris, Dec 1: The brief meeting here between the prime ministers of India and Pakistan was "more of an ice-breaker than anything else", a Pakistani official said in remarks published on Tuesday. The meeting took place on Monday when Indian…
India calls for UN Security Council action against Terrorist outfits
United Nations, Dec 1: India has called upon the UN Security Council to act decisively against the widening arc of terrorism that has struck Paris, Beirut and Syria while the links between the Islamic State and extremists in Afghanistan…
Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin to enhance Anti-Terrorism Cooperation
Paris, Dec 1: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed to enhance cooperation on fight against terrorism.
Tremendous changes have taken place in global anti-terrorism situation, China stands ready to…