Israel‘shoots down drone from lebanon
Jerusalem: e Israeli air force today shot down an unmanned drone from lebanon off the northern coast of Israel in an incident described by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “extremely grave.”
Iraqclashes kill 41 in city of Mosul
Baghdad: Iraqi police in Mosul say 31 militants and 10 police have been killed in clashes, marking a sharp increase in the death toll in the northern city.
Gates to fund $1.8bn to eradicate polio
Abu Dhabi: Bill Gates announced in Abu Dhabi today that his foundation will contribute USD 1.8 billion to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, a third of the total funds needed. “I am pleased to announce for the foundation that we are committed to fund a third of what is needed for this campaign,” the Microsoft co-founder told the Global Vaccine Summit in Abu Dhabi.
‘Boston bombs remote-controlled’
Washington: The two alleged Boston bomber brothers, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, used a remote-control device from a toy car to set off the pressure-cooker bombs filled with nails and ball bearings, according to a key lawmaker Dutch Ruppersberger, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, made the disclosure Wednesday after a closed-door briefing with three senior national security officials on Capitol Hill reported.
Indian in Fiji held guilty of triple murder
Sydney: An Indian origin man in Fiji was found guilty of killing his wife and two daughters. A court in Suva, Fiji’s capital, found Bimlesh Dayal, 43, guilty of the murder of his wife Ranjini Rekha Singh and their two minor daughters, Amisha and Anisha, on intervening night between Oct 28-29, 2011, media reported.