Don’t know about missing FBI Agent: Iran
United Nations: Iran says it has no knowledge of the whereabouts of retired FBI agent Robert levinson, who US authorities have long presumed had been captured there. Alireza Miryusefi, called on the US Government to explain levinson’s mission in Iranian territory.
23 militants killed in Afghanistan
Kabul: The Afghan interior Ministry Sunday said that at least 23 Taliban militants were killed in separate military operations across the country.
Pak moots bridge to connect trans-Ravi gurdwaras
Islamabad: As part of its peace efforts, Pakistan has proposed to build a bridge over the Ravi river to connect the Sikh community’s two gurdwaras located in Narowal district of Pakistan and Batala in India, media reported citing a source.
Swedish police detain 28 after neo-Nazi attack
Stockholm: Swedish police say around 28 people have been detained after a group of neo-Nazis attacked an anti-Nazism demonstration in a Stockholm suburb by hurling bottles, torches and firecrackers.
Pope Francis says he is no Marxist
Vatican City: Pope Francis said he knew a lot of “good” Marxists but was no communist himself, following criticism of his diatribes against unfettered capitalism from conservative commentators in the United States.
Ex-German foreign minister returns in new govt
Berlin: Chancellor Angela Merkel’s new coalition partners are bringing back a former Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, as Germany’s top diplomat in a Government team that combines familiar faces with newcomers.
Bodh Gaya bombing is a warning: Buddhist leader
Kathmandu: The foremost leader of a Buddhist sect says the Bodh Gaya bombing in India “is a kind of warning” and Buddhists around the world will have to be careful.
France: 19 Islamists killed in Mali offensive
Paris: French Foreign Minister laurent Fabius confirmed on Sunday that 19 armed Islamists were killed in a French-led military operation this week targeting Al Qaeda-linked rebels in restive northern Mali.
‘Gunmen kill female TV presenter in Iraq’
Mosul (Iraq): Gunmen shot dead Al-Mosuliyah TV presenter Nawras al-Nuaimi in northern Iraq on Sunday, the station and police said, the fifth journalist to be killed in the country in recent months.
China arrests 1,300 for selling fake drugs
Beijing: Over 1,300 people have been arrested across China for allegedly selling illegal drugs online, police said after a six-month nation-wide crackdown.