SEOUL: A top-ranking North Korean military official has threatened a nuclear strike on the White House and Pentagon after accusing Washington of raising military tensions on the Korean peninsula. The threat came from Hwang Pyong-So, director of the military´s General … read more
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Monday arrived in North Waziristan to celebrate Eid with the army personnel, engaged in military operation ‘Zarb-e-Azb’. According to Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR), General Raheel arrived in N.Waziristan today. He … read more
TRIPOLI: Libyan firefighters have failed to put out a huge oil tank blaze started by clashes around Tripoli airport, officials said Monday, adding that an air intervention is needed to avert a catastrophe. State-owned National Oil Corp warned of a … read more
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Monday called for an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza to allow for urgent aid to reach civilians. The 15-member Council released a statement shortly after midnight Sunday calling for the truce … read more
Israel agreed Saturday to extend a 12-hour humanitarian truce in the Gaza war by four hours, a Cabinet minister said. In Gaza, a health official said the Palestinian death toll in 19 days of fighting had surpassed 1,000. The Cabinet … read more