Militants kill nine people in Iraq
Mosul: Militants killed nine people, including five soldiers, in Iraq on Thursday, officials said, the latest in a spike in violence that the Government has so far failed to stem. Security forces have in recent weeks carried out some of their biggest operations since the 2011 withdrawal of US forces, but analysts and diplomats have said authorities have not addressed the root causes of the violence.In the deadliest single attack, a suicide bomber detonated a tanker truck rigged with explosives at an Army checkpoint along a highway.
UK court restricts inspection of NSA data
london: The live-in partner of a The Guardian journalist behind the Edward Snowden leaks on Thursday won a limited injunction from Britain’s High Court when it ruled that the Government can only examine classified materials seized during his detention for National security purposes.
Indian national arrested at Wagah
lahore: The Pakistan Rangers on Thursday said they had arrested an Indian national in Wagah sector for illegally crossing the border. The man, identified only as Mandra, was arrested while he was crossing over into Pakistan, officials claimed. The PM issued the order while acting in his capacity as deputy military commander under the rules of the currently enforced emergency law, State media reported.
‘India can quiz 4 marines via video-conferencing’
Rome: Four Italian marines, who were witness to the killing of two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast allegedly by two of their colleagues, will not be sent to India for deposing as witness, Defence Minister Mario Mauro has said. “Italy has not refused to allow the four riflemen to make witness statements. But this can be done here in Italy or via video-conference,” the Minister said on Wednesday.
Yemen apologises to north, south for past wars
Sanaa: Yemen’s Government has apologised to southern separatists and northern rebels for wars against them, to encourage a National dialogue aimed at drafting a new constitution and holding elections.
Missing Pak journalist found dead: family
Karachi: A body found dumped on the outskirts of Karachi was on Thursday identified as that of a journalist who went missing in a restive part of the city five months ago.Two bodies were found on Tuesday in the west of the city, Pakistan’s sprawling, violent economic heart, and a piece of paper found on one suggested he was missing journalist Haji Abdul Razzaq Baluch.