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10 dead in Paraguay prison riot
At least 10 people died during a riot in the San Pedro prison here on Sunday, with five of them having been beheaded, state media has reported.Paraguayan newspaper reported that four people died due to sustaining burns since a long time, while one more died later in a hospital, after quoting prosecutors.According to Sputnik the riot that broke out between two feared criminal organisations within the jail also reportedly left around 10 people injured.Nine out of 10 victims were members of the Rotela criminal group. The riot is thought to have started as a conflict between Rotela and members of Brazil's criminal group, called Primer Comando da Capital.
Captain, two militants killed in J&K gunfight (2nd Lead)
An Indian army captain and two militants were killed and three other soldiers including a major injured in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Monday, police said.
Wreath-laying ceremony held for J-K SHO Khan
The wreath-laying ceremony of Station House Officer (SHO) Arshad Khan, who succumbed to injuries he sustained in Anantnag terror attack, was held here on Monday.Many senior police officials paid their respects to Khan. Among them were the Director General of Police, Deputy Inspector General and Senior Superintendent of Police (Srinagar) and others.The 40-year-old SHO was injured while carrying out a stand-off counter-attack on the terrorists at KP road in Anantnag at about 4:50 pm on June 12.SHO Arshad was flown to the national capital when his condition deteriorated. He succumbed to his injuries at the AIIMS on Sunday.
Army Major killed, another officer and 2 jawans injured in Kashmir encounter
An Army Major was killed while another officer and two troopers were injured in an encounter with militants in south Kashmir Monday, officials said. They said the encounter took place in the Achabal area in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. A Major-rank officer has been killed while another officer of the same rank and two soldiers have been injured, they said. The injured have been rushed to the 92 base hospital of the Army in Srinagar, they added. Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the area this morning. The search operation led to a gunfight after the militants fired on the forces, who retaliated, they added.
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong leaves jail, vows to join protests
Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong walked free from prison on Monday and vowed to join historic anti-government protests rocking the city, calling on the city's embattled pro-Beijing leader to quit. Organisers said some two million people marched in tropical heat on Sunday calling for the resignation of chief executive Carrie Lam, rebuking a now abandoned bill that would have allowed extraditions to the Chinese mainland. The city has witnessed unprecedented scenes as public anger boils towards the city's leaders and Beijing, with two record-breaking rallies a week apart punctuated by violent clashes between protesters and police armed with tear gas and rubber bullets. Wong, the poster child of the huge pro-democracy "Umbrella Movement" protests in 2014, became the latest voice to call for Lam's resignation as he was released from a sentence imposed over his leadership of those demonstrations. "She is no longer qualified to be Hong Kong's leader," he told reporters. "She .
Japanese man arrested for stabbing, stealing gun of police officer
A man was arrested in Japanese city of Osaka on Monday after allegedly stabbing a police officer, stealing his loaded handgun and remaining on the run for about 24 hours, authorities said.
Jilted lover posts 'terror' threats to harass ex-flame
The Thane Police have arrested a man from Mumbai who posted alleged 'terror threats' in a prominent shopping mall here to harass his ex-girlfriend, an official said on Monday.
Army's northern command celebrates 48th raising day
Indian Army's northern command, which looks after the operational area of Jammu and Kashmir, celebrated its 48th raising day at its headquarters in Udhampur district on Monday. On the occasion Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, Army commander of the northern command, paid homage to the gallant soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice by laying a wreath at the Dhruva Shaheed Smarak, PRO Defence said. The northern command was raised on June 17, 1972. Battle hardened and extremely rich in combat experience the command has a glorious history covering the entire spectrum of warfare, the PRO said. It has been at the forefront of the nation's effort to counter security challenges posed by terrorism and externally sponsored proxy war in Jammu and Kashmir, he added. The northern command has consistently displayed professionalism by conducting successful operations along the borders and in the hinterland. It has time and again provided succour to the civilian population, be it during natural calamities or ...
Advisor to J-K Guv K Vijay Kumar pays floral tribute to SHO Arshad Khan
Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel have laid down their lives for peace and tranquility in the state and the attrition will only steel our resolve, Advisor to the governor K Vijay Kumar said here on Monday. He paid floral tributes to police officer Arshad Khan who was injured in a militant attack in Anantnag on June 12. He was admitted to AIIMS in New Delhi, where he succumbed to injuries on Sunday. The advisor to the governor said the officer had shown exemplary bravery by rushing to the spot of the attack to rescue CRPF men who had come under firing by the militants. "The J&K Police and all of the security forces have made enormous sacrifices. This attrition will steel our resolve. More than 1,600 SPOs (special police officers) and policemen of the J&K Police have laid their lives down fighting for peace and tranquility. So, we will be at it with all resolve," Kumar told reporters. "We are all comrades in arms. There is no difference between the CRPF, ITBP, SSB, the Army, ...
30 dead in Nigeria triple suicide bombing: emergency services
Thirty people were killed in a triple suicide bombing attributed to Boko Haram jihadists in northeast Nigeria late Sunday, emergency services reported. "The death toll from the attack has so far increased to 30. We have over 40 people injured," Usman Kachalla, head of operations at the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), said on Monday, raising the tally from 17 dead and 17 wounded. Three bombers detonated their explosives outside a hall in Konduga, 38 kilometres (24 miles) from the Borno state capital Maiduguri, where football fans were watching a match on TV.
Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Rani Laxmibai on death anniversary
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday paid rich tributes to Queen of Jhansi Rani Laxmibai on the occasion of her death anniversary, calling her one of the leading figures of the 1857 freedom struggle."On the occasion of her death anniversary, I pay my heartfelt tribute to Rani Laxmibai, one of the leading figures of the 1857 freedom struggle," Gandhi wrote in a Facebook post.Born on November 19, 1828, in Varanasi, Rani Laxmibai, also known as Manikarnika, was an embodiment of courage at the time of British Raj.Known for her courage and bravery, Rani Laxmibai was considered as a symbol of resistance to British rule.She got married to Raja Gangadhar Rao, the King of Jhansi in 1842.However, Rani Laxmibai's husband passed away a few years later and took over as the Queen of Jhansi, much to the annoyance of the British, who wanted to annex the princely state by applying the 'Doctrine of Lapse.'In March 1858, Jhansi came under siege by the forces of the British East India company and a .
Jihadist rocket fire kills 12 civilians in Syria: state media
Rocket fire has killed 12 civilians in a regime-held village in northwestern Syria, state news agency SANA has said blaming former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham for the attack. SANA said 15 people were also wounded late Sunday in the attack on Al-Wadihi village south of Aleppo city and said HTS, which controls parts of Aleppo's countryside as well as most of neighbouring Idlib, was responsible. It published graphic pictures purporting to show some of the victims in a hospital in the aftermath of the attack, including of bandaged men and children lying on stretchers, thick blankets covering their bodies. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the same death toll -- saying five children were among those killed - and also blamed jihadists based in rural Aleppo for the attack. But the Britain-based monitor did not specify whether HTS or other allied jihadist groups were responsible. The attack came as Syrian government forces have been locked in clashes with HTS ...
Lanka media watchdog slams attempt to arrest noted journalist for remarks on anti-muslim riots
A media watchdog in Sri Lanka has condemned the attempt by the authorities to arrest a veteran journalist for his remarks on the anti-Muslim riots following the devastating Easter Sunday bombings that claimed nearly 260 lives. Nine suicide bombers carried out a series of blasts that tore through three churches and as many luxury hotels on April 21, killing 258 people and injuring 500 others. Mosques and Muslim-owned shops were vandalised or set on fire and one Muslim man was slashed to death in the violence that broke out across Sri Lanka following the Easter bombings. The Free Media Movement (SLFMM) has said police were trying to prosecute Kusal Perera, a senior journalist who wrote a column in Sri Lanka's Daily Mirror newspaper over the anti-Muslim violence. It condemned the government for misusing the UN-backed International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) law to suppress media, journalists and free expression and called on all stakeholders to intervene. "Kusal ...
Hong Kong police clear streets as protesters move to park
Protesters in Hong Kong left the streets, averting possible clashes Monday after haggling for hours with police by moving to areas near the city's government headquarters. The demonstrators who stayed after a massive protest march the day before, demanding that Chief Executive Carrie Lam abandon a proposed extradition bill, were seen streaming Monday morning into a space outside Hong Kong's Legislative Council after police who had cleared it reopened the area. Their decision to move allowed police to reopen streets to traffic. The activists have rejected an apology from Lam for her handling of the legislation, which has stoked fears of expanding control from Beijing in this former British colony. "We are very angry that Carrie Lam has not responded to the demands of all the protesters, but now is the time to talk about strategy, and talk about strategy is to how about how to make the whole struggle into a long-term struggle and not a day struggle, so if Carrie Lam does not respond to .
'SL attacks hint at new type of terrorism threat in South Asia'
Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar Pokhrel has said that the April 21 Easter Sunday suicide attacks in Sri Lanka had sent a clear and strong message that a new type of terrorism threat has arrived in South Asia.
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong walks free, calls on leader to resign
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong called on the city's pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam to resign after he walked free from prison on Monday, as historic anti-government protests rocked the city. "She is no longer qualified to be Hong Kong's leader," Wong told reporters. "She must take the blame and resign, be held accountable and step down." Wong was sent to prison in May after he lost an attempt to quash a jail sentence over the huge democracy protests he helped lead in 2014. His release comes as Hong Kong is rocked by historic anti-government protests. They were initially sparked by mass public opposition to a plan to allow extraditions to China. But the movement has since morphed into the latest expression of public rage against both the city's leaders and Beijing. Speaking to the media outside Lai Chi Kok Correctional Institute, 22-year-old Wong called on protesters to continue their protests and civil disobedience campaign. "We demand Carrie Lam to step down, completely ...
Encounter under way between security forces, militants in Anantnag
An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, a police official said. Acting on credible inputs about the presence of militants in Achabal area of the south Kashmir district, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there this morning, the official said. He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the militants fired on the forces, who retaliated. The exchange of firing was going on when last reports came in, the official said. There were no reports of any casualties on either side so far, the official said, adding further details were awaited.
Hong Kong leader apologises as rally chokes city
About two million protesters choked Hong Kong's streets in a powerful rebuke of a reviled extradition law, organisers said Sunday, piling pressure on the city's embattled pro-Beijing leader who apologised for causing "conflict" but refused to step down. The show of force saw vast crowds marching for hours in tropical heat, calling for the resignation of chief executive Carrie Lam, who was forced to suspend the bill as public anger mounted. Throngs of largely black-clad protesters snaked their way for miles through the streets to the city's parliament -- with the organisers' estimate for the crowd size doubling an already record-breaking demonstration the previous Sunday in the city of 7.3 million. The estimate has not been independently verified but if confirmed it would be the largest demonstration in Hong Kong's history. Hong Kong's biggest protest to date was a massive rally in support of Tiananmen protesters in May 1989, before Beijing's deadly crackdown, which sources at the time
India, Myanmar forces coordinate to target NE militant camps
In a coordinated operation between the armies of India and Myanmar, several camps of militant groups operating in some north-eastern states have been destroyed inside Myanmar's territory, defence sources said here on Sunday.
Sudan's Bashir appears before prosecutor
Fallen Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir was Sunday seen in public for the first time since being ousted, as he was driven in an armed convoy to the prosecutor's office. The former strongman, who ruled his northeast African nation with an iron fist for three decades, was toppled on April 11 after weeks of protests against his reign. Dressed in a white traditional robe and turban, Bashir rode in a heavily-armed convoy from the notorious Kober prison in the Sudanese capital Khartoum to prosecutors' office to face charges of alleged corruption. Prosecutor Alaeddin Dafallah told reporters after Bashir left the office that the ousted president had been informed that he was facing charges of "possessing foreign currency, corruption and receiving gifts illegally." Meanwhile, a top general from the country's new ruling military council vowed that those who carried out a deadly crackdown on an iconic protest site that left dozens dead earlier this month would face the death penalty. "We are ...
