BAGHDAD: A roadside bomb killed the police chief of Iraq´s battleground province of Anbar Sunday, officials said, after the Pentagon expressed concern about a renewed offensive by jihadists in the area. The attack came near the provincial capital of Ramadi, … read more
BERLIN: Germany’s foreign minister said Sunday that Berlin had made serious mistakes in its military engagement in Afghanistan since 2001 and warned against a hasty withdrawal. Ahead of the end of US-led NATO combat operations in the war-ravaged country this … read more
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday Pakistan has been taught a “befitting lesson” with the Indian Army “shutting their mouth,” Modi’s statement comes after a lull in fighting between India and Pakistan after days of heavy … read more
SYRIA: Islamic State fighters seized more than a third of the Syrian border town of Kobani, a monitoring group said on Thursday, as U.S.-led air strikes failed to halt their advance and Turkish forces looked on without intervening. With Washington … read more
SANAA: At least 43 people were killed when a powerful suicide bombing ripped through the Yemeni capital on Thursday, plunging the violence-plagued state into further turmoil after weeks of political deadlock. Dozens more were wounded in the attack in Sanaa´s … read more