20 Yemeni civilians killed by Houthi shells
Sanaa: Houthi Shia militia bombings killed at least 20 civilians on Wednesday in a residential neighbourhood in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, a bastion for forces loyal to exiled President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
Abbas removes critic from No 2 position in PlO
Ramallah (West Bank): An official says Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has fired a long-time critic from the No 2 job in the Palestine liberation Organisation in what is seen as his latest move to sideline potential rivals.
lawsuit challenges US Guv’s religious order
Baton Rouge: Indian-origin louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s executive order that aims to give special protections to people who oppose same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and should be thrown out, gay rights advocates argue in a lawsuit.
lakhvi exempted from in-person appearance
Islamabad: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Wednesday exempted the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack Zaki-ur-Rehman lakhvi from appearing in-person after the leT operations commander cited “serious threats to his life.”
NATO attack: 3 Taliban militants get death
Islamabad: Three Taliban militants have been given an eight-time death sentence by a Pakistani court for attacking trucks carrying critical supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan in 2010, officials said on Wednesday. Video shows Syria rebel group executing 18 IS fighters
Qaeda’s Pak head killed in security raid
lahore: The head of Al-Qaeda’s Pakistan wing has been killed in a raid by counter-terrorism commandos earlier this week near lahore, foiling their plot to attack the offices of a spy agency, Punjab Home Minister said on Wednesday.