Airstrikes kill 17 in Syria near Raqqa
Beirut: Syrian opposition activist groups say airstrikes have killed at least 17 people just south of the northern city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of the ISIS group.
2 dead, 18 hurt in China knife attack
Beijing: A knife attacker killed two people and injured 18 in a rampage in southwest China, state media reported, the latest such attack in recent years.
Ramadan: divorces banned in Palestine
Ramallah: The head of Palestinian Islamic courts on Sunday told judges not to grant divorces over Ramadan, fearing the month-long fast could spark rash words that would be regretted later.
11-yr-old Girl accuses teacher of ‘war crime’
london: A cheeky 11-year-old girl in the UK accused her teacher of “a war crime” under Geneva Conventions for punishing the whole class for the actions of a few in a school feedback form that has gone viral online.
UK spies: 23,000 terror suspects at large in UK
london: Britain’s spies believe there may be as many as 23,000 terror suspects at large across the country.
Mt Everest: bodies of three Indians retrieved
Kathmandu: Bodies of three Indian climbers, two of whom had died last year on Mt Everest, were retrieved on Sunday from a high altitude camp on the world’s tallest peak and airlifted to the Nepalese capital.
Tillerson declines to host Ramazan reception
Washington: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has declined to host a Ramazan reception, apparently breaking a nearly two-decade long bipartisan tradition.