WASHINGTON: Three American soldiers were killed by an improvised explosive device in southern Afghanistan on Friday, US defense officials said. NATO had earlier indicated that the service members — working under the alliance´s International Security Assistance Force — and a … read more
DAMASCUS: A car bomb claimed by rebels killed at least 34 people on Friday in a government-controlled village in the central Syrian province of Hama, state news agency reported. More than 50 people were wounded in the attack in Al-Horra, … read more
NEW DELHI: India is expanding a covert uranium enrichment plant that could potentially support the development of thermonuclear weapons, a defence research group said on Friday, raising the stakes in an arms race with China and Pakistan. The revelation highlights … read more
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities on Thursday were searching for 35 people missing at sea following two boat accidents at a time when many illegal migrant workers head home to Indonesia for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. In the latest … read more
BEIJING: At least 17 Chinese soldiers have died in an explosion at a weapon storage facility, state media said Wednesday. The blast Tuesday afternoon occurred in Hengyang city in central China´s Hunan province as “soldiers were piling up ammunition”, the … read more