Roadside mines kill 3 kids, two soldiers in Afghan
Kabul: Afghan officials say that roadside mines have killed three children and two soldiers in two separate incidents in the country’s western province of Herat.
Saudi airline says US laptop ban lifted
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s national carrier said a US ban on laptops and tablets in the cabins of its US-bound planes had been lifted on Wednesday.
30 dead in anti-ISIS strikes in Syria
Beirut: At least 30 civilians were killed on Wednesday in separate bombing raids by the US-led coalition and pro-regime warplanes on jehadi-held territory in Syria, a monitor said.
Malala in Nigeria speaks out against Boko Haram
Maiduguri: Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai was greeted with cheers by dozens of young women in northeastern Nigeria, where she spoke out for the many girls abducted under Boko Haram’s deadly insurgency.
US gives Pak 50 ‘world class’ explosive detectors
Islamabad: The US Embassy announced the provision of over 50 “world class” Fido X3 explosive device detectors to the Pakistan Army on Wednesday, local media reported.
Saudi cops release ‘model in skirt’ without charge
Dubai: Saudi police have released without charge a woman who was filmed in a miniskirt at a historic site in the ultraconservative kingdom, the Government said on Wednesday.