Somali forces end extremist siege of Kismayo hotel; 18 dead
Mogadishu, Jul 13 (AP) Somali forces Saturday morning ended an all-night siege on a hotel in the southern port city of Kismayo as death toll has risen to 18 people, including a prominent Canadian-Somali journalist, officials say. At least four al-Shabab assailants attacked the Asasey Hotel Friday evening, beginning with a suicide car bomb at the […]
New Zealanders give up weapons after mosque killings
Christchurch, Jul 13 (AFP) Dozens of New Zealanders handed in their firearms Saturday as a gun buyback scheme went into operation aimed at ridding the country of semi-automatic weapons in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attacks. The first of more than 250 collections to be held nationwide was in Christchurch, where 51 Muslim worshippers were […]
Governor Malik skips official function at martyrs’ graveyard in Srinagar
Srinagar, July 13 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Saturday skipped the official function at the Martyrs’ graveyard here and instead deputed his advisor for paying homage to the people killed in firing by forces of Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh on this day in 1931. Malik’s predecessor N N Vohra had also skipped […]
Istanbul, Jul 13 (AP) Turkey has continued receiving components of a Russian-made air defence system for a second day, despite Washington’s warnings that it will impose sanctions on the NATO-member country. Turkey’s defence ministry tweeted Saturday the landing of a fourth Russian cargo plane in Murted Air Base, near the capital, Ankara. On Friday, the ministry […]
Amarnath Yatra Suspended From Jammu To Srinagar
SRINAGAR: The Amarnath Yatra was suspended on Saturday with no pilgrim allowed to move towards the Kashmir Valley from Jammu due to a separatist-called protest shutdown, police said. “Taking stock of the law and order situation because the protest shutdown called by the separatists today, movement of the pilgrims from Jammu to Srinagar will […]
Policeman posted with BDS arrested in Handwara, Heroin like contraband substance recovered
Srinagar:A cop posted with Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) of Handwara Police was arrested with approximately 750 kilograms of heroin in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said on Saturday. Official sources told GNS that based on a specific input, officers established a naka at Chogul during which the cop was arrested and […]
Somalia extremist attack in port city of Kismayo kills 10
Mogadishu, Jul 13 (AP) At least 10 people, including two journalists, were killed in an extremist attack on a hotel in the port city of Kismayo, a Somali official said. Abdi Ahmed, a local district official, told The Associated Press the death toll may rise as fighting continued inside the Asasey Hotel between the extremist gunmen […]
USD 5 bn US fine set for Facebook on privacy probe: Report
Washington, Jul 13 (AFP) US regulators have approved a USD 5 billion penalty to be levied on Facebook to settle a probe into the social network’s privacy and data protection lapses, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The newspaper said the Federal Trade Commission approved the settlement in a 3-2 vote, with the two Democratic members […]
Burglars decamp with goods worth crores from a dry fruit shop in Sopore
By Bilal Ahmad Sopore: Burglars struck at a dry fruit shop during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, and decamped with goods worth lakhs of rupees in north Kashmir’s Sopore town. The shop is owned by Bashir Ahmad Zargar at goal market main Chowk Sopore and decamped with dry fruit items, an inverter, and […]
