UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Friday demanded a full, independent and international probe into the apparent shooting down of a Malaysian jet over Ukraine that killed 298 people on board. “The members of the Security Council called for … read more
KABUL: Explosions and gunfire rang out after the Taliban Thursday attacked Kabul airport in the militants’ latest brazen attempt to steal the initiative with the country in the grip of a presidential power struggle. The overnight attack on an airport … read more
NEW YORK: US President Barack Obama called the leaders of Ukraine and Malaysia on Thursday to discuss the shooting down of an airliner carrying 298 people over rebel-held eastern Ukraine. Obama spoke to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Malaysian Prime … read more
KHYBER AGENCY: At least eight paramilitary soldiers were killed and six others inured as militants mounted an assault on a Frontier Corps check-post in Khyber Tribal region in the wee hours of Friday. Official sources said that a vehicle was … read more
GRABVO: Both the Ukraine Government and separatists both blamed each others for shooting down Malaysian airliner that left 295 people aboard dead. Raising the stakes in the East-West showdown between Kiev and Moscow, the official blamed “terrorists” using a ground-to-air … read more