‘Internal error’ downs NSA website: official
Washington: The National Security Agency’s website went down for several hours, but the US spy service known for hacking into computer networks blamed the outage on a technical mistake.
Syrian Kurds, Jihadists Clash Near Iraq Border
Damascus: Fierce clashes raged after Syrian Kurds seized from jihadists a crossing on the Iraqi border, a key supply route for weapons and fighters in the 31-month war, activists said.
Pak to bar Afghan refugees: Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan will not allow the entry of any Afghan refugees if the situation in the neighbouring war-torn country deteriorated after the withdrawal of foreign forces in 2014, a Minister has said.
Never approved drone strikes, Pak tells UN
United Nations: Pakistan has strongly denied a UN report that members of its Government had given consent to controversial drone strikes in the country.
Dual US-Iranian citizen charged in missile case
New York: A dual citizen of Iran and the United States is being held for trial in Manhattan on charges that he conspired to acquire Russian-built long-range surface-to-air missiles for the Iranian Government, authorities have announced.
Berlusconi relaunches Forza Italia
Milan: Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi has formally relaunched Forza Italia, the centre-right party that catapulted him to power 20 years ago, but the announcement was clouded by signs of internal divisions.
New cancer risk gene found
Melbourne: A new cancer risk gene has been discovered which explains the early-onset in some multiple-case breast cancer families.