BAGHDAD: A series of car bombs targeted Shia-majority areas of the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people, security and medical officials said. The six blasts, which struck five different areas of Baghdad during morning rush hour, also … read more
MOGADISHU: African Union forces in Somalia on Tuesday said a “cowardly” bomb attack the previous day had killed 19 people, nearly double the number initially reported. The car bomb exploded on Monday outside a bank on a busy street in … read more
TOKYO: The dollar edged up against the yen in Asia Tuesday following a record close on Wall Street while investors await the release of key economic data from around the globe. The greenback was at 102.20 yen in midday Tokyo … read more
BEIJING: China has detained a man for “publishing false stories” on an overseas news portal alleging gross rights abuses, police said Tuesday, the latest step in a wide-ranging crackdown on “Internet rumours”. Xiang Nanfu, 62, had posted untrue stories on … read more
MOSUL: Militants attacked a military base in north Iraq, kidnapped 20 soldiers and later shot them dead, police and a morgue employee said on Sunday. The soldiers were abducted by a large group of militants in several vehicles from a … read more