US drone kills 4 militants in Pak’s tribal belt
Peshawar: A US drone targeted a house in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region, killing four militants, including foreign fighters, officials said on Thursday. The CIA-operated spy plane fired two missiles at the house in Qutab Khel village, five kilometres from Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan Agency, at around midnight.
Christmas Day swimmer bitten by shark
Noumea (New Caledonia): A 37-year-old man was badly bitten on the foot by a shark on Christmas Day in northern New Caledonia, police and firefighters said on Thursday. The victim was snorkeling near the beach of linderalique at Hienghene, a village located to the north-east of the archipelago.
ex-Qaeda spokesman citizenship claim rejected
Kuwait City: A Kuwaiti court has rejected a petition by a former Al-Qaeda spokesman to reclaim his Kuwaiti citizenship revoked by the oil-rich Gulf state over his militant activities, a newspaper reported.
clean chit to Pak anti-graft watchdog chief
Islamabad: Pakistan’s anti-corruption watchdog chief rejoined office after being given a clean chit by the National Accountability Bureau in connection with the `6 billion National Insurance Company scam case.
Nine die in Russian plane crash: official
Moscow: A Russian cargo plane crashed into a military warehouse complex in Siberia on Thursday killing all nine people on board, the Emergencies Ministry said. The Antonov An-12 military transport plane, flying from the Siberian city of Novosibirsk with cargo on board, crashed into storage warehouses at a military unit near Irkutsk.
Five injured in Egypt bomb blast
Cairo: Five people were injured on Thursday when a home-made bomb went off close to a bus in the Egyptian Capital, even as authorities launched a crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood members after declaring it a terrorist group.
Turkish PM's son next target of graft probe: media
Ankara: Turkish PM’s son will likely be the next target of a widening graft probe that led to a major cabinet reshuffle after three ministers resigned, Turkish media said. Newspaper reports said a bitter struggle between PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his one-time ally turned opponent Fethullah Gulen was set to become more venomous.
Turkish prosecutor says graft probe blocked
Ankara: A Turkish prosecutor said on Thursday he had been prevented from expanding a corruption investigation that has touched the heart of the Government, alleging pressure on the judiciary.
Bilawal set to enter Pak's National Assembly
lahore: Pakistan People's Party leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is poised to become a member of the National Assembly from a seat in Southern Sindh province traditionally held by members of the Bhutto family.
Israel says to free Palestinians, build settlements
Jerusalem: Israel will announce plans for new settlement construction next week, coinciding with the release of a third batch of Palestinian prisoners as part of peace talks, an official said on Thursday.