Day: August 31, 2019

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Syria missile attack kills at least 40 jihadist leaders: monitor

10:00 pm August 31, 2019

Beirut: At least 40 jihadist leaders were killed Saturday in Syria after a missile attack targeted their meeting in the northwestern province of Idlib, a war monitor said. “A missile attack targeted a meeting held by the leaders of Hurras al-Deen, Ansar al-Tawhid and other allied groups inside a training camp” near Idlib city, said […]

Italian bodybuilder, actor Franco Columbu dies aged 78

9:52 pm August 31, 2019

Rome: Italian bodybuilder, boxer and actor Franco Columbu, one of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s closest friends, has died aged 78. Columbu died in a hospital in his native Sardinia on Friday afternoon after being taken ill while he was swimming in the sea. His longtime friend Schwarzenegger tweeted: “I love you Franco. I will always remember the […]

Opposition supporters defy ban, march on Moscow

9:48 pm August 31, 2019

Moscow: Chanting “This is our city”, Russian opposition supporters marched in central Moscow Saturday in defiance of a protest ban, just a week before controversial elections in the capital. Under the watchful eye of police, hundreds participated in the so-called “March against political repressions”, shouting out demands including: “Freedom to political prisoners!”. Moscow police said […]

US launched several airstrikes in support of Afghan forces

Afghan forces claim upper hand after Taliban attack Kunduz city

9:45 pm August 31, 2019

Kunduz (Afghanistan) : Afghan security forces “repelled” a coordinated Taliban assault on the northern city of Kunduz on Saturday, President Ashraf Ghani said, amid competing claims from the insurgents. The multi-pronged offensive on Kunduz, which has come under frequent attack since 2015, occurred as the US and the Taliban continue to seek an agreement in […]

Pakistan-born teenager charged for planning terror attack in New York

9:42 pm August 31, 2019

New York: A Pakistan-born teenager has been charged with attempting to provide material support to the terror group Islamic State after he planned a stabbing or bombing attack at busy locations around the New York City. Awais Chudhary, a 19-year-old naturalized US citizen born in Pakistan, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the […]