Key Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan
Kabul: A key Taliban commander was killed during a special security operation in Afghanistan’s Wardak province, the Interior Ministry said in on Saturday. “Mullah Bashir, the key Taliban commander in Wardak and who also served as shadow district governor for Nurkh district was killed during the operation on Friday,” Xinhua news agency said.
Pope dismisses doctrine chief
Vatican City: Pope Francis has dismissed the church’s chief of doctrine Cardinal Gerhard Mueller — one of the most powerful cardinals at the Vatican — and appointed a Spanish Archbishop to the role, the Vatican said on Saturday.
Hizbul chief Salahuddin vows to fight on
Islamabad: Terrorists outfit Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin on Saturday vowed to continue the struggle for “liberation” of Kashmir from India, days after the US blacklisted him as a “global terrorist”.
Erdogan slams opp as ‘justice march’ nears
Ankara: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Turkey’s main Opposition of siding with terrorism, as a three-week “march for justice” led by its chief neared its ending point of Istanbul.
1 armed robber killed in Johannesburg airport
Johannesburg: Johannesburg’s main international airport authorities said an armed robber has been killed in a shootout and another has been arrested.