Pak air strikes kill 19 militants in tribal belt
Peshawar: At least 19 militants were killed as Pakistani military jets pounded their hideouts in two separate operations in the restive northwest tribal region near the Afghan border.
Attacks kill 15 in Iraq as country battles IS
Baghdad: A series of attacks in and near Baghdad, including one involving a suicide bomber driving a tanker truck, killed at least 15 people, Iraqi officials said.
Two female suicide bombers kill 4 in Nigeria
Kano: Four people were killed when two female suicide bombers detonated their explosives on Wednesday in the northern city of Kano, Nigerian police said.
727 Iraqi Kurds killed since June offensive
Sulaimaniyah: Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region said on Wednesday that 727 of its fighters have been killed in the conflict against the Islamic State group since the jihadists launched their offensive in June.
Giant asteroid no threat to Earth: NASA
Washington: A newly-spotted mountain-sized asteroid is heading for Earth but it poses no threat to the planet, according to NASA. NASA researchers said that the 400-metre sized asteroid discovered by Russian scientists would not pose a threat to Earth or any other planet in the next 150 years or more.
Palestinian dies after beating by Israeli forces
Ramallah: A senior Palestinian official died on Wednesday after being beaten by Israeli forces during a protest march in the West Bank, medical and security sources told AFP. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas condemned the “barbaric act” and vowed measures in response.
another terror case filed against Imran
lahore: Pakistani police has registered yet another FIR under terrorism charges against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan and other party leaders for allegedly inciting people to attack a close aide of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's family in Punjab province.
Dewani returns to UK after murder acquittal
london: British-Indian millionaire Shrien Dewani returned to the UK on Wednesday after being cleared by a court of plotting the murder of his Indo-Swedish bride during their honeymoon in South Africa where he was extradited to face trial.