‘25 Syria rebels killed in failed Aleppo attack’
Beirut : At least 25 Syrian rebels were killed in a failed attack on a makeshift army base outside the northern city of Aleppo, a monitoring group said on Saturday. Nine regime forces were also killed in fighting that erupted after several rebel groups launched the attack on Friday.
Taliban deny Haqqani chief’s death
Kabul:The Taliban on Saturday denied reports of the death of the founder of Haqqani network, its allied militant group blamed for some of the deadliest attacks in Afghanistan.
verdict on zawahiri’s brother postponed
Cairo: An Egyptian court postponed its verdict expected on Saturday in the trial of Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri’s brother and 66 others accused of forming a “terrorist group” to carry out attacks.
Exiled Yemen pm returns to Aden
Sanaa: Yemen’s exiled Prime Minister has returned to the country’s war-torn city of Aden, months after a Saudi-led airstrike campaign began against Shiite rebels there, authorities said.
Kerry in Egypt on first leg of W ASIAN tour
Cairo: US Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Egypt on Friday to relaunch a strategic partnership with Washington’s longtime ally, at the start of a regional mini-tour, a correspondent said.
mark zuckerberg to be a father soon
New York: CEO of social networking giant Facebook Mark Zuckerberg declared that he and his wife Prisicilla are soon going to be parents to a girl.
Pak declares MQM chief altaf an absconder
Karachi: Altaf Hussain, the chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, was declared an absconder by an anti-terrorism court in connection with a case in which he is accused of threatening Pakistan Rangers.
Ex-ScotT Yard cop cleared of assault charges
london: A former Indian-origin Scotland Yard officer who fought racism in Britain's police force has been cleared of sexually assaulting a prisoner almost 30 years ago.