IRAQ RETAKE CENTRE OF ISIS BASTION HAWIJA
Baghdad: Iraqi forces said they had retaken the centre of ISIS stronghold Hawija and were pushing forward in their assault on one of the last IS enclaves in the country.
VX BYPRODUCT ON KIM MURDER SUSPECT’S SHIRT
Shah Alam (Malaysia): A Malaysian Government chemist testified he found a byproduct of VX nerve agent on the shirt of the Indonesian woman on trial for the murder of the half brother of North Korea’s leader.
AF PREZ HAS WORST JOB ON EARTH: GHANI
Kabul: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said he has the “worst job on Earth” and did not deny that it had been a difficult three years since he took office in September 2014.
ISRAElI MINISTER TO WOO BOllYWOOD PRODUCERS
Jerusalem: In an attempt to lure Bollywood producers to shoot in the country, Israel is sending a senior minister to India to meet top producers from the film and television industry.
GERMANY’S ‘JAMES BOND’ FOUND GUIlTY OF TAX
Berlin: Germany’s former top spy, Werner Mauss, was given a two-year suspended sentence and ordered to donate 2,00,000 euros ($2,35,000) to charity as he was convicted for tax evasion.
HOOKAHS BANNED IN HOlY CITY OF QOM
Tehran: Iranian courts banned the use of hookah water pipes in public in the holy city of Qom and northern province of Alborz, in a fresh crackdown on smokers, media reported on Thursday.