ISIS ultras in clinic to escape peshmerga ire
Arbil (Iraq): Kurdish peshmerga forces were on Wednesday surrounding a clinic in Rabia where several Islamic State jihadists had holed up after their group lost control of the town, officials said. The peshmerga launched a major military push on Tuesday on Rabia, which lies on the border between Iraq and Syria, and quickly controlled most of it.
‘Norway the best place to grow old’
london: Norway is the best place to grow old, according to the latest Global AgeWatch index of 96 countries published on Wednesday, while Afghanistan is the worst. All but one of the top 10 countries are in Western Europe, North America and Australasia, with Japan the exception at ninth place, according to the ranking which comprises 91 per cent of the global population over the age of 60.
India, South Asia week At Edinburgh univ
london: For the first time, India's vibrant culture and rich heritage have been on full display here at the Edinburgh University as part of ‘India and South Asia week' celebration which began on Tuesday with a performance of ‘Bhangra' and ‘qawwali'.
pak grenade attack claims 4 lives, hurts 11
Peshawar: At least four people were killed and 11 others injured in two separate hand grenade attacks targeting Punjabi businesses in the capital of Pakistan's troubled Baluchistan province on Wednesday.
Pak fighter jet crashes in Balochistan
Karachi: A fighter jet of the Pakistan Air Force crashed in the restive Balochistan province on Wednesday due to a "technical fault" but no casualty was reported, the second such incident in two weeks. The jet crashed on the outskirts of provincial capital Quetta.
2 mn Muslims begin Haj tomorrow
Mecca: Over two million Muslims, including 136,000 Indians, will begin Haj when they assemble in the valley of Mina as Saudi authorities said preparations have been completed for the world's largest annual gathering.
burqa ‘confronting form of attire: Oz
Canberra: Australia's Parliament approved tough new counter-terrorism laws on Wednesday but cross-party support for the measures was accompanied a spat over the wearing of burqas.
Japan volcano death toll hits 48
Tokyo: The death toll from a sudden volcanic eruption of Mount Ontake in Japan hit 48 on Wednesday as rescuers discovered 12 new bodies.