Saudi-led airstrikes kill 41 in yemen
Cairo: An airstrike by a Saudi-led coalition struck a hotel near Yemen’s capital on Tuesday, killing at least 41 people as the alliance stepped up airstrikes against the Houthi rebels and their allies in and around Sanaa.
lankan Prez sacks justice minister
Colombo: Sri lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday sacked his outspoken Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe for criticising the Government’s USD 1.1 billion deal with China to develop the strategic Hambantota port.
Solid-fuel missile designs in N korea
Tokyo: North Korea’s State media released photos on Wednesday that appear to show the designs of one or possibly two new missiles. Concept diagrams of the missiles were seen hanging on a wall behind leader Kim Jong Un while he visited a plant that makes solid-fuel engines for the country’s ballistic-missile programme.
China to move half a million people
Beijing: China may move about three to five lakh people out of Beijing to a new city being built on its outskirts to ease pressure on the capital, a media report has said.
Taliban suicide car bombing kills 7
Kabul: A Taliban suicide car bomber targeted a military convoy in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province today, killing at least seven people, a provincial official said.
Saudi police arrest boy for dancing
Dubai: Saudi police have arrested a 14-year- old boy who was filmed dancing at an intersection in the Red Sea city of Jiddah.
UN panel issues ‘warning’ over US tensions
Geneva: A UN committee tasked with combating racism has issued a formal “early warning” over conditions in the United States, a rare move often used to signal the potential of a looming civil conflict.