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Holocaust survivors' portraits vandalized in Austria
Portraits of Holocaust survivors that were on display as part of a public exhibition in Austria's capital have been vandalized and covered in swastikas, authorities said on Monday.
Begusarai: 3 injured in firing, probe launched to nab miscreants
Three people were injured in separate incidents of firing in Begusarai district of Bihar on Sunday.According to the police, two people, identified as Manish and Sunil Kumar, were shot at by assailants in Dularua Dham area which falls under Phulwaria police station jurisdiction when they were en route to their home after attending an event in a nearby village.As per the police, the firing in Phulwaria took place over distribution of booty which was looted from a train.The condition of both the victims is serious, the police stated.In the second incident, a trader, identified as Mohammed Kasim, was returning home after collecting money when he was shot by a criminal named Rajiv Yadav at Cheria Bariyarpur chawk in the district.All three victims are undergoing treatment in different hospitals.The police have launched an operation to nab the accused.
Four dead in post-election riot in Indonesia's Papua
A 16-year-old boy was one of at least four people shot dead by police during a riot triggered by dissatisfaction over the election result in the restive province of Papua, an official said. More than 300 supporters of a legislative candidate who claimed he should have won the seat in the local council attacked a district office in Asmat district. The candidate, who was not identified, claimed based on the votes he should have won a seat in the city council but his name was replaced with another candidate's name. The protesters, armed with sharp weapons, damaged the district office, local military spokesman Muhammad Aidi said. Four soldiers guarding a nearby military post tried to control the protesters but were outnumbered, and one of the officers tried to control the mob by opening fire into the air, Aidi said. "The mob became even more brutal and attacked the officer, in a such threatening situation another officer was forced to open fire and retreat to the post to save themselves,"
World Cup organisers happy with security amid 'moderate' threat
Britain may be dealing with a national threat level of "severe" but officials are confident they have the security measures in place for a Cricket World Cup in England and Wales rated a "moderate" security risk. Recent terror attacks in cricket playing nations have heightened safety concerns regarding the World Cup, which features 48 one-day international matches in 46 days starting with tournament hosts England against South Africa on Thursday. In March, 51 worshippers were shot dead in mosque attacks in the New Zealand city of Christchurch while more than 250 people died in Sri Lanka as a result of suicide bombings on Easter Sunday. "When those incidents happened so close to the tournament, quite understandably that did cause some nervousness," Jill McCracken, the World Cup safety and security director, told reporters at the Oval on Monday. Public events in Britain have not been immune from terror incidents in recent years, with 23 people killed in a suicide bomb attack after a ...
Villagers kill Ebola health worker in eastern DR Congo
Villagers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed a health worker engaged in the fight against a major Ebola outbreak and looted a treatment centre, according to an official report seen Monday by AFP. "Part of the population of Vusahiro village, in the health sector of Mabalako (North Kivu province), rose up and attacked the local team fighting back against Ebola," said the daily health ministry bulletin dated Sunday. It said the incident happened on Saturday. "A hygiene agent in the team for the prevention and control of infections died of his injuries during his transfer to the hospital," health authorities said in the bulletin. "The health centre in Vusahiro was trashed and looted and three village houses were burned down," the bulletin added. In a separate incident, the triage centre at Valumba in the Butembo health sector, was vandalised overnight Saturday to Sunday, the report said. The Ebola outbreak declared in eastern DR Congo last August has killed more than 1,200 ...
Criminals loot Rs 17 lakh in Jharkhand
Unidentified criminals looted more than Rs 17 lakh in incidents in Ranchi and Dhanbad districts in Jharkhand on Monday, police said.
Sri Lanka urges envoys to help lift travel advisories
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, here on Monday, urged foreign envoys to help his government in removing travel restrictions imposed on tourists following the Easter Sunday attacks, which claimed over 250 lives and left hundreds others injured.
3 injured in powerful blast claimed by Islamic State in Bangladesh
A police officer and two others were injured in a powerful blast claimed by the Islamic State in Bangladesh's capital. The explosives that lead to the blast in a police pick-up van in Dhaka's Malibagh on Sunday night might have been planted, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia said on Monday. "We think it (the explosive) was kept in the car and not hurled at the police," he said while talking to reporters after visiting the injured at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. "Based on primary investigation, we think it was an improvised bomb, but it was more powerful than the usual ones used here," he said. An assistant sub-inspector and two others were injured in the explosion. He said police have yet to identify the culprits. Meanwhile, US-based SITE Intelligence Group said that IS has claimed responsibility for the blast targeting the police van in Dhaka. Terming the incident as an act to spread fear, the DMP chief said: "If they (the attackers) wanted, they could ..
Officials: Taliban attacks kill 10 Afghan troops, 4 police Officials
A roadside bombing claimed by the Taliban killed 10 Afghan soldiers in the country's west while insurgent attacks on security checkpoints in northern Afghanistan killed four policemen, local officials said Monday. The soldiers were driving back to base after picking up their salaries in the country's western Farah province. They were travelling in a Humvee when the explosion took place on Sunday afternoon in the Bala Buluk district, said Shah Mahmmod Nahimi, a provincial councilman. "The blast was so intense that no one in the Humvee survived," he added. Elsewhere, the Taliban targeted several checkpoints in northern Sari Pul province on Sunday night, killing four members of the security forces and wounding 22, said Zabiullah Amani, the provincial governor's spokesman. The attacks took place on the outskirts of the provincial capital of Sari Pul and triggered gunbattles that lasted for hours, he said, adding that 15 Taliban fighters were also killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility
4 Afghan policemen killed in Taliban attack
Four Afghan police officers were killed and four others wounded after Taliban militants stormed a security checkpoint in Paktia province, the police said on Monday.
US Army Twitter question highlights toll of America's wars
Days ahead of an annual holiday when Americans remember those who died while serving in the armed forces, the US Army's Twitter account asked people how their time in the military affected them and received an outpouring of grief. The question drew some 10,000 replies since it was posted late last week -- many of which were anonymous or included details that could not be independently confirmed, but which paint a harrowing picture of the toll America's wars have taken on those who fought them. "OEF, OIF ptsd with chronic pain," one Twitter user wrote, using the US military's acronyms for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the abbreviation for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The US launched the war in Afghanistan in 2001 and the Iraq war in 2003. The conflicts left thousands of American service members dead and many more wounded. US troops are still deployed in both countries to this day. "My dad came back from fighting in Iraq and was abusive, constantly angry, paranoid, and ...
IAF big guns fly for Kargil martyr, chief hails Rafale
In a rare feat, Indian Air Force (IAF) chief B.S. Dhanoa and Western Air Command chief Raghunath Nambiar flew in a formation together in a commemorative flight paying tribute to Kargil war martyr Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja.
French police arrest suspect over Lyon explosion
French police have arrested a suspect over an explosion in the heart of the southeastern city of Lyon last week which injured 13 people, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said Monday. Police had been hunting for a man seen cycling near the scene of the blast who was wearing a green T-shirt and Bermuda shorts, and a carrying a dark rucksack. "A suspect has been arrested," Castaner wrote on Twitter. The Paris prosecutor's office, which has jurisdiction over terrorist investigations in France, confirmed that the man, a 24-year-old arrested in Lyon, is the suspected bomber. He had been the target of an extensive manhunt since Friday night when an explosive device filled with screws and ball bearings was placed in front of a bakery near the corner of two crowded pedestrian streets in the historic centre of Lyon. Police circulated photos of the suspect on Twitter, leading to "several dozen" calls from people with information. Sources close to the investigation suspected the explosive ..
Fake news of Jayasuriya's death shocks Ashwin
Fake news of former Sri Lanka skipper Sanath Jayasuriya's death left Indian off-spinner R. Ashwin stunned and worried on Monday.
Pak soldier killed as militants attack security outpost
A Pakistan Army soldier was killed when some militants attacked a security outpost in Pakistan's restive northwestern tribal region on Monday. An exchange of fire broke out between the security forces and the terrorists when they raided the Makki Garh post in Shawal Valley of North Waziristan, the army's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. Troops effectively repulsed the attempt by the militants and in the exchange of fire, a soldier was killed, it said. The army retrieved five unidentified bodies during patrolling in Boya area where an army post was attacked on Sunday by a group. The bodies with bullet wounds were found from a dry stream nearly 1.5 kms away from the Khar Kamar post which was attacked by the group. Once a hotbed of militants, North Waziristan was cleared after an operation in 2014. However, lately it has witnessed sporadic incidents of violence by militants entering from Afghanistan, according to the security forces.
'Very smart' Kim knows N Korea must give up nukes: Trump
US President Donald Trump on Monday praised North Korean leader as a "very smart" man who is aware that he has to give up nuclear weapons to develop his country. "He knows that with nuclear... only bad can happen. He is a very smart man, he gets it well," said Trump, who repeated that North Korea has "tremendous economic potential".
ACM BS Dhanoa leads Missing Man formation to pay tribute to 1999 Kargil war hero
A squadron of MiG-21 aircraft led by Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Monday flew in the Missing Man formation to pay tribute to Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja who was killed in action in Operation Safed Sadar during the Kargil war."We remember Ajay Ahuja with a feeling of nostalgia, he was our flight commander. We had served together twice in the past, in 101 and 29 squadron. He was my number two and flight commander, every year we pay homage to him by flying in the Missing Man formation. We will do the same tomorrow with helicopters in Sarsawan, I will also take part in it," Dhanoa told ANI here.Dhanoa also talked about how the Kargil war had made IAF gain capabilities in mountain warfare by forcing it to adapt to the job at hand."The Kargil war built the Air Force's capability to fight in the mountains and it also built the capability to take out small targets. Usually, in wars you don't let the enemy cross, you take out their supply lines, we learnt a lot during that time," he said.Air .
Afghanistan: IED blast targets bus carrying government employees; 10 wounded
At least 10 people were wounded in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast that targetted a government workers' bus in Kabul city on Monday, police said.The blast took place at around 7:45 am (local time), when a magnetic IED attached to a mini-bus carrying employees of Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs, detonated in the Baraki neighbourhood of the city, reports Xinhua.Security forces have cordoned off the area for precautionary measures. An investigation into the incident is underway.No group has taken the responsibility of the attack as yet.In a separate incident, seven members of a family were killed by an unidentified gunman in Kart-e-Sakhi area of Kabul on Sunday night, reports Tolo News.Further details on both the developments are awaited.Afghanistan is suffering from an unstable political, social, and security situation due to the activities of the Taliban and Islamic State.In the past 10 days, about ten police officers have lost their lives in the capital city.
Sri Lanka reacts to UN Special Advisers' statement on sectarian violence
Rohan Perera, Sri Lanka's permanent representative to the United Nations, on Sunday, criticised two UN representatives for expressing alarm over the "growing acts of violence on the basis of religion," particularly in the North Western Province of the country.In a joint statement issued on May 13, Adama Dieng, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, and Karen Smith, UN Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, cited growing instances of religion-based violence and called for an end to "hateful attacks" directed towards the country's Muslim minority.Responding to the statement, Perera said that while noting their concerns, "we were taken aback by your oversimplified narrative of events that are nuanced and complex in nature", Colombo Page reported.He said their prejudiced statement only serves to sensationalise issues at a time when the Sri Lankan government is taking stringent measures to maintain law and order and quell unrest in the interest of safety of all in the
Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi drone targeting Jizan airport
Saudi Arabia on Sunday shot down a bomb-laden drone deployed by Yemen's Houthi rebels that targeted an airport located close to the southern border of the kingdom.The Saudi-led coalition Air Force was quoted as saying that the drone, which targeted the Jizan airport, close to the border with Yemen, was intercepted and destroyed, Al Jazeera reported."While we confirm our right to defend our country, we stress that the terrorist Houthis will pay a dear price," said alliance spokesman Colonel Turki al-Malaki, according to the official Saudi Press Agency.The Saudi announcement came hours after the Houthis said they used an armed drone to attack warplane runways at Jizan airport. However, the coalition reported no casualties.The attack comes after the Houthis on last Thursday targeted the Najran airport, also near the Yemeni border, with an explosives-laden drone.