Pak, Russia hold joint military drill
Islamabad: Pakistan and Russia are holding a two-week long military exercise focussing on counter-terrorism operations to enhance defence ties between the two countries, ahead of Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s visit to Moscow next month.
7th man held over london Tube attack
london: A seventh man was on Monday arrested by British Police’s counter-terrorism officers in connection with the bomb attack on a london underground train that injured 30 people earlier this month.
Iraq hangs 42 prisoners on death row: ministry
Baghdad: Iraq has hanged 42 prisoners condemned to death for rape, murdering members of the security forces, car bombings and other attacks, a justice ministry statement said on Monday.
‘Hundreds' dead in Ethiopia ethnic clashes
Addis Ababa: Clashes that erupted in Ethiopia this month between two of the country's largest ethnic groups have killed hundreds of people and displaced thousands, the Government said on Monday.
Aus Hindus protest against Ganesha advt
Melbourne: Hindu groups in Australia have held peaceful demonstrations against a controversial advertisement which they described as “insulting” to their faith for featuring lord Ganesha in a lamb roast along with several other deities and prophets.