Julian Assange to be questioned in london
london: Swedish prosecutors investigating a rape allegation against Julian Assange will question the Wikileaks founder at the Ecuadorian embassy where he has been holed up since 2012, in a possible breakthrough to the four-year impasse.
30 killed in Russia raids in Raqa
Beirut: Russian airstrikes on the ISIS group bastion of Raqa in northern Syria on Thursday killed at least 30 people, including civilians and jehadis, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 10 raids hit the city and its outskirts, wounding at least 70 others.
in uk, Near-miss between drone, passenger plane
london: The British Police on Thursday said they are investigating reports of a “near miss” between a drone and a plane carrying 62 passengers, the latest such incident involving drones and commercial aircraft in the country.
US to offer class based on Pokemon Go
los Angeles: A college in the US is offering a physical education class based on the popular augmented reality game Pokemon Go that will help students earn course credits.
21 killed in explosion at power plant in China
Beijing: At least 21 people were killed and five others injured on Thursday after a high-pressure steam pipe exploded at a power plant in central China’s Hubei Province.
Netanyahu: I care more about Palestinians
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said he cares more about the Palestinian people than their leaders do, in his first response to allegations of aid theft by Hamas.
canada cops shoot dead alleged ISIS sympathiser
Ottawa: Canadian police said they thwarted a “potential terrorist threat” after shooting dead an alleged ISIS sympathiser said to have been armed with an explosive device.
Battle for ISIS bastion in libya in ‘final phase’
Tripoli: Pro-Government forces on Thursday battled to clear the ISIS group from its main libyan stronghold of Sirte, after dealing a major blow to the jehadis by seizing their headquarters.
Pak writes to Arab league on J&K
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said it has written to the Arab league highlighting “horrific” Indian brutalities in Kashmir and asked its member countries to intervene.