RIYADH: The Islamic State (IS) group says it was behind a suicide bombing on a Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia that killed at least 20 people. The attack in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province is the first to be claimed by … read more
KATHMANDU: Around 200 Buddhist monks and nuns have been dead as some 1,000 monasteries collapsed due to the April 25 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks in Nepal, authorities said. Buddhist Philosophy Promotion and Monastery Development Committee (BPPMDC), under the ministry of … read more
BEIRUT: Rebels on Friday overran a hospital in northwest Syria where at least 150 regime forces and dozens of civilians were trapped for nearly a month, a monitor said. Al-Nusra Front, which is Al-Qaeda´s affiliate in Syria, and other factions … read more
OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: Kashmiri people, in Indian occupied Kashmir, staged protest demonstration and raised Pakistani flags again in different areas of the valley. India media reported that Kashmiri people held a rally from Jamia Mosque Srinagar and raised Pakistani flags. Later, … read more
BOGOTA:At least 18 Marxist rebel fighters were killed during an operation by Colombia’s army, in one of the most deadly confrontations since the guerrillas began peace talks with the government more than two years ago. The bombing raid, followed by … read more