‘ISIS executed 1,500 in Syria in 5 months’
Beirut: The jehadis Islamic State group has executed nearly 1,500 people in Syria in the five months since it declared the establishment of a “caliphate”, a monitoring group said.
Zimbabwe V-P denies plot to kill Mugabe
Harare: Zimbabwe’s Vice-President says reports that she is planning to assassinate President Robert Mugabe are false and she is ready to defend herself in court if necessary.
Ebola-infecteD sierra leone doc dies in US
Houston: A doctor from Sierra leone, who was being treated at a US hospital for Ebola, died on Monday, the second death in America due to the deadly virus which has killed thousands of people in West Africa.
teen held for ‘burying alive sister’s lover’
Istanbul: A young Turkish man has been arrested on suspicion of burying alive a teenager who had a pre-marital relationship with his sister, reports said.
expulsion of German, Polish envoys confirmed
Moscow: Russia said on Monday that it has expelled a German diplomat and a number of Polish diplomats in response to the expulsion of its diplomats amid cooling ties with the EU over Ukraine.
Pak test-fires nuclear capable ballistic missile
Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday successfully test-fired a nuclear capable ballistic missile with a range of 900 kilometres, days after testing a similar missile capable of hitting targets as far as 1,500 km, bringing many Indian cities under its range.
Kafando is Burkina faso’s interim prez
Ouagadougou: Veteran diplomat Michel Kafando has been chosen as Burkina Faso’s interim President, officials in the west African country announced on Monday and will head the country until 2015. Kafando was selected after several hours of negotiation, which began the previous day.
14 people killed in Baghdad Car bombings
Baghdad: A pair of car bombs targeted busy commercial areas in the Iraqi capital on Monday, killing at least 14 people and wounding 31, officials said.