Turnbull sworn in as oz PM for second term
Canberra: Malcolm Turnbull was on Tuesday sworn in as Australia’s PM for a second term, along with a jumbo Cabinet after a narrow election victory that left him with the slimmest of majorities in the Parliament.
US-led coalition strikes kill 56 civilians in Syria
Beirut: At least 56 civilians, including 11 children, were killed on Tuesday in dawn raids by the US-led coalition outside a Syrian village held by the ISIS group, a monitor said.
Saudi executions near 100 this year
Riyadh: Saudi authorities executed two men on Tuesday, bringing to 98 the number of executions carried out in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom so far this year.
Indonesia police ‘kill most wanted militant’
Jakarta: Indonesian police say they believe they have killed the country’s most wanted militant in a jungle gun battle. The body of Santoso, who led a group that backed so-called ISIS, had been positively identified, the police chief who led the operation said.
Over 200 detained by ISIS in Iraq
Baghdad: Over 200 people were on Tuesday detained by the ISIS militant group in the Iraqi city of Mosul for their alleged collaboration with the Iraqi Army.
Three die in shooting incident in UK
london: Three people, including two women, died on Tuesday in a shooting incident in lincolnshire in the UK, but police said there was no indication of a terror link.
EU takes China to WTO over export curbs
Brussels: The European Union on Tuesday followed the United States to launch a new legal challenge at the World Trade Organisation over duties and quotas China imposes on its raw materials exports.
Attack on Mali army base: 10 soldiers killed
Dakar: Gunmen killed at least 10 soldiers and wounded 38 in an attack early on Tuesday on an Army camp in central Mali, authorities said, and a movement within the Peul ethnic group claimed responsibility.