Russia stages drills involving 100 aircraft
Moscow: Russia on Monday announced new military drills that will involve 100 aircraft on its southern flank in the latest in a series of manoeuvres likely to alarm war-torn Ukraine.
Afghan prez candidates’ teams join audit
Kabul: Representatives of both presidential candidates in Afghanistan have now joined the internationally supervised audit of ballots from the June runoff, an election official said.
liberia orders Ebola victims ‘cremation’
Monrovia (liberia): The liberian Government is ordering that all corpses of Ebola victims must be cremated as fears rise that the disease could be spread by bodies being buried in residential areas.
Spain detains girl as jehad suspect
Madrid: Spanish police said on Monday they had detained a 14-year-old girl and a 19-year-old woman suspected of trying to join Islamic extremists fighting in Iraq and Syria.
‘British troops could return to Afghanistan’
london: British combat troops could return to Afghanistan if the country once again becomes a haven for terror groups, the head of the army said. General Sir Peter Wall said he was confident that Afghan forces had capability to keep the country secure after foreign combat troops leave.
Nepal landslide toll climbs to 34
Kathmandu: Rescuers on Monday discovered 25 more bodies from the site of a massive landslide in northeast Nepal that is feared to have killed at least 160 people.