US to have 9,800 troops in Afghanistan post 2014
Washington: US President Barack Obama has decided to keep 9,800 troops in Afghanistan this year and plans to withdraw all its troops from the war-torn country by 2016, a senior official said on Tuesday. An announcement in this regard is expected to be made by Obama on Wednesday. However, any US troop presence in Afghanistan after 2014 is subject to signing of the BSA by the new Afghan President, a senior administration official said.
‘2l kids may starve in Somalia as aid runs dry’
Geneva: The United Nation’s children’s agency on Tuesday said that 2,00,000 children may die of starvation this year in war-ravaged Somalia if it does not raise enough funds to provide vital aid.
Palestinians to unveil unity govt on Thursday
Gaza city: Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas is to unveil a unity Government by Thursday, ending seven years of rival administrations in the West Bank and Gaza, an official said.
27 killed in Iraq mosque bombing
Baghdad: A wave of attacks in Iraq, including a suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Baghdad, killed 27 people, the latest in a protracted surge in bloodshed.
Pak army chief says Taliban ‘marginalised’
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Army chief General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday claimed that the Taliban had been “marginalised” and that the people had “rejected their misplaced ideology”.
Malaysia releases tech data of missing plane
Bangkok: The Malaysian Government and the British satellite firm Inmarsat on Tuesday released the technical data of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 that disappeared March 8 with 239 people on board and was later presumed to have crashed.
Iran judge summons Facebook CEO to court
Tehran: A judge in southern Iran has ordered Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg to appear in court to answer complaints by individuals
who say Facebook-owned applications Instagram and Whatsapp violate their privacy, semiofficial news agency ISNA reported on Tuesday.