3 QAEDA SUSPECTS ‘KIllED IN YEMEN DRONE STRIKE’
Aden: A drone attack believed to have been carried out by US forces killed three suspected al-Qaeda members travelling in a car in southeast Yemen, security and tribal sources said on Saturday. Tribesmen said a missile struck the vehicle in the Rafadh region of Shabwa province overnight, killing three.
XI: INDIA, CHINA SHARE REMARKABlE RElATION
Beijing: Greeting Indians on the start of the ‘Visit China Year’ launched in New Delhi, President Xi Jinping said India and China share remarkable complementary advantages and significant potential for cooperation in various fields. The Chinese and Indian peoples enjoy a long-standing friendship, Xi said in a letter of congratulations sent to the opening ceremony of the ‘Visit China Year’ in New Delhi.
GOVT: ‘JAIlED’ NASHEED AllOWED UK TREATMENT
Male: Maldives’ former President Mohamed Nasheed, serving a 13-year jail sentence on terror charges, has been granted permission to travel to UK for surgery, Government announced on Saturday. “The Government of Maldives has granted permission to former president Nasheed to travel to UK to undergo surgery, at his request,” the foreign ministry said on its official Twitter account.
MAN FINANCING JAKARTA ATTACKS HElD
Jakarta: Indonesian police announced n Saturday they had arrested a man they believe financed the deadly Jakarta attacks, alleging the suspect received the funds from the ISIS. National police chief Badrodin Haiti said 12 suspects had been detained in nationwide raids since Thursday’s attacks, including one accused of bankrolling the suicide bombings and shootings that left seven dead.
NEPAl STARTS POST-QUAKE RECONSTRUCTION
Kathmandu: Nepal formally launched a mega reconstruction campaign to build thousands of houses and buildings, nine months after the devastating earthquake that killed nearly 9,000 people. At a special function, President Bidya Devi Bhandari formally opened the much awaited campaign in the presence of Government officials, chiefs of diplomatic missions and representatives of donor agencies based in Kathmandu.