12 Somali soldiers killed in Shebab attack
Mogadishu: Twelve Somali Government soldiers have been killed in an attack by Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab militants, officials and witnesses said on Saturday.
41 hospitalised after ammonia leak in China
Beijing: Forty-one people have been admitted to hospital, including five in serious conditions, following a synthetic ammonia leak at a chemical plant in China’s central Henan Province, the latest industrial accident in the country.
Taliban attack police checkpoint, kill 8
Kabul: Afghan officials say that at least eight police officers were found dead after their checkpoint was attacked in southern Zabul province.
Saudi Arabia: 100,000 troops to secure hajj Mecca: The spokesman for Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry says some 100,000 security personnel have been deployed to oversee the annual Islamic hajj pilgrimage that begins on Tuesday.
Japan expands military’s role, China decries move
Tokyo: Japan’s parliament voted into law on Saturday a defence policy shift that could let troops fight overseas for the first time since 1945, a milestone in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s push to loosen the limits of the pacifist constitution on the military. Abe says the shift, the biggest change in Japan’s defence policy since the creation of its post-war military in 1954, is vital to meet new challenges such as from a rising China.
Indian couple sued over autistic son’s behaviour
Washington: An Indian couple is being sued in the US state of California, alleging that their autistic son is a “public nuisance” and created an “as-yet unquantified chilling effect” on the otherwise ‘hot’ local real estate market,” a media report said.
Indian jailed for sexual assault in Dubai
Dubai: A Dubai court has upheld a three-month jail term handed down to a 43-year-old Indian manager for sexually assaulting an Emirati female employee. The convict, identified only with his initials MP, worked as a manager at Dubai International Airport. In February, MP molested the
26-year-old victim who is a customer service agent, The National newspaper reported.