8 terrorists killed in Pakistan’s Punjab
lahore: Eight al-Qaeda and Taliban terrorists, who were plotting to target atomic installations and offices of intelligence agencies, were killed by Pakistani security forces in the country’s Punjab province, officials said on Friday.
Queen Elizabeth II now longest monarch
london: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is now the world’s longest reigning monarch after the death of King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej who reigned for more than 70 years.
India, US are partners, not allies: Menon
Washington: Indo-US ties can best be described as “partners”, which are equal, and not “allies”, former foreign secretary and national security advisor Shivshankar Menon said.
Tour bus crash kills 10 in South Korea
Seoul: At least 10 people were killed and seven others seriously injured after their tour bus crashed and caught fire on a highway near South Korea’s southeastern city of Ulsan, police said on Friday.
15 ultra, 12 soldiers killed in Egypt
Cairo: At least 15 terrorists and 12 Egyptian soldiers were killed in a major attack on an Army checkpoint in the Sinai, which has for years been battling Islamist insurgency.
2 Pak students held for blasphemy
lahore: Two seminary students have been arrested in Punjab province under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws.