Two Palestinians dead after stabbing Israelis
Jerusalem: The Israeli Police say two Palestinians stabbed Israeli women in a minimarket in a West Bank settlement before being shot dead. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says two assailants entered the shop in Beit Horon, northwest of Jerusalem, and began stabbing Israelis inside. Rosenfeld says a security guard fatally shot the attackers outside the store.
Truck bomb in Syria kills 23, including fighters
Beirut: At least 23 people, most of them from the Ahrar al-Sham rebel group, were killed by a truck suicide bomber in Syria’s Aleppo city on Monday, a monitor said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 19 fighters from the group and four civilians were killed in the blast in the Sukari district of the city.
EU calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Turkey
Ankara: EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini on Monday called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Turkey’s Kurdish-dominated region where the Turkish
Army is waging a relentless campaign against Kurdistan Workers’ Party militants.
Afghan army being ‘rebuilt’ for Taliban
Kabul: After months of ferocious fighting, Afghan army units battling the Taliban in southern Helmand province are facing major restructuring and leadership changes, with several key commanders being replaced, a US military official said on Monday.
ISIS warns Malaysia, Indonesia of attacks
Kuala lumpur: The ISIS terror group has threatened Malaysia and Indonesia with more attacks over the arrests of its militants in these multi-ethnic but Muslim-majority countries, days after the Indonesian capital was hit by bombings that killed eight people. In a strongly defiant video posted in Malay language, the Malaysian-Indonesian unit of ISIS, known as the Katibah Nusantara, warned that its numbers would only increase with the arrests of its members.
explorer dies trying to cross Antarctic solo
london: British adventurer Henry Worsley has died in an attempt to make history by crossing the Antarctic alone in a trip backed by members of the royal family, his wife said on Monday. Worsley was just 48 kilometres from the finish when he called for help and was airlifted to a hospital in Chile on Friday suffering from exhaustion and severe dehydration.