Rajapaksa wants world to see lanka’s reality
Colombo: Sri lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday said he wishes to see more foreign leaders visiting his country to experience the island’s post-conflict progress. Rajapaksa commented on the progress of the country while receiving the Prime Minister of Portugal, Pedro Passos Coelho.
Pak air strikes leave 28 militants dead
Islamabad: At least 28 militants were killed on Sunday in air strikes by Pakistani jets in North Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border, the military said. The security forces are battling Al Qaeda-linked militants since the start of Operation Zarb-e-Azb in mid-June. The military said that six hideouts were destroyed in Shawal valley of North Waziristan in the early morning air attacks
lebanonarrests pro-Qaeda cleric
Tripoli: The Army arrested a lebanese-Australian cleric with links to Al-Qaeda while a wanted man with Swedish nationality was killed in a police raid, security officials said on Sunday. The incidents in Tripoli heightened tensions in the restive northern city, the frequent scene of deadly unrest linked to the war in neighbouring Syria.
Indian in Saudi banned from going abroad
Riyadh: An Indian in Saudi Arabia has been banned from travelling abroad when he failed to pay his telephone bill of over `3 lakhs from SIM cards he claims have been registered falsely under his name. Shamsuddin Ansari, who works as a driver, is trying to get his name absolved from paying three outstanding phone bills issued by a leading telecom company.
Vote audit of Afghan election suspended
Kabul: The vote audit of Afghan presidential runoff was suspended Sunday. “The process of auditing the votes cast in presidential runoff was suspended due to differences between the observers of Abdullah Abdullah’s team with Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai. Afghan presidential runoff was held Abdullah and Ghani Ahmadzai. However, Abdullah has accused the Commission of committing fraud and demanded the votes be audited in the presence of international observers.