lanka hands over 37 Indian fishermen
Colombo: Sri lanka on Saturday handed over 37 Indian fishermen arrested for allegedly poaching in the island’s waters on April 3, to the Indian coast guards in northern Jaffna peninsula, a day after a local court had ordered their release. The fishermen were handed over to Indian authorities on the international waters in the northern Jaffna peninsula, Sri lankan coast guards said.
SEVEN killed in suicide attack in nigeria
Potiskum: A teenage suicide bomber blew herself up and killed seven people on Saturday outside a bus station in the northeast Nigerian town of Damaturu, the State medical director said
Burundi: 5 generals held for failed coup
Bujumbura: A top Burundi official says that five generals have been arrested for plotting a failed coup attempt against President Pierre Nkurunziza. Presidential spokesman Gervais Abayeho said that three Army generals and two police generals were held.
Taliban justify killing foreigners in Kabul
Kabul: The Afghan Taliban justified targeting foreigners after a brazen hours-long siege on a Kabul guesthouse that killed 14 people, saying people from “invading countries” do not count as civilians.
US military kills sr ISis leader in Syria: Pentagon
Washington: US special forces killed a senior leader of Islamic State group in eastern Syria, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said on Saturday. The raid was carried out at the direction of US President Barack Obama to conduct an operation in eastern Syria to capture an IS leader known as Abu Sayyaf and his wife Umm Sayyaf, Xinhua quoted Carter as saying in a statement.
Turkey shoots down Syrian aircraft
Ankara: Turkey on Saturday shot down a Syrian aircraft for violating its airspace near the Syrian border, a media report said. Turkish fighter jets fired at the Syrian aircraft which went down in Syrian territory near Dursunlu and Emek villages of southern Hatay province of Turkey, NTV quoted Turkish military sources as saying, according to Xinhua.