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Kashmir simmers after three civilians shot dead
Three civilians, including a girl, 16, were killed and many injured when security when security forces allegedly opened fire at a stone-pelting mob during a cordon and search operation in a south Kashmir village on Saturday, sparking tension across the Valley on the eve of militant commander Burhan Wani's second death anniversary.
10 killed in attack on Somali Interior Ministry
A double car bomb attack near the Interior Ministry building in the restive Somali capital killed at least 10 people on Saturday, officials said.
Internet services suspended in most parts of Kashmir
Mobile internet services have been suspended in most parts of Kashmir as a precautionary measure in the wake of killing of three civilians allegedly by security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The civilians were killed allegedly in firing by the forces during clashes with stone-pelting protesters in Kulgam today, they said. The services have been suspended in Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama and Shopian districts in south Kashmir, a police official said. He said the services were also barred in Srinagar and Budgam districts in central Kashmir. While the internet services were working in the rest of the Valley, the high-speed internet facility on mobile devices was throttled in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir where the network speed was reduced to 2G. The decision to bar the services was a precautionary measure to maintain law and order, the official said. Authorities also imposed restrictions in some parts of Kashmir today, while security was beefed up ...
3 civilians killed in Army firing in J-K : Police
Three civilians, including a girl, were killed and two others injured today when Army personnel opened fire during clashes with stone-pelting protesters in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, the police said. This afternoon, a group of miscreants pelted stones at an Army patrol which was passing through Hawoora Mishipora area of Kulgam in south Kashmir, a police spokesperson said. Five people sustained injuries when the Army personnel tried to disperse the protesters, he added. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital where three people, including a girl, succumbed to their injuries, the spokesperson said. He said condition of the other two is stated to be stable. The police have initiated an investigation into the matter, the spokesperson said.
9 injured in clash over keeping buffaloes
At least nine persons were injured in a clash between two groups following a dispute over keeping buffaloes at a village in Ganjam district today, police said. Stones, sharp weapons and bombs were used in the clash that took place at Tatadapalli village under Golanthara police station limits. The groups had previous enmity and the immediate provocation of today's clash was a dispute over keeping buffaloes at a particular place of the village, police said. Earlier, police had warned both the groups not to involve in clashes. The condition of the four of the injured was stated to be serious and they were hospitalised, police said adding that 10 persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in the clash.
7 killed in attack on Somali Interior Ministry
At least seven people were killed on Saturday when two car bombs were detonated close to the Interior Ministry building in the restive Somali capital, security officials said.
Obama joins Spanish King for museum tour in Madrid
Former US President Barack Obama on Saturday accompanied King Felipe VI of Spain on a private tour of the Reina Sofia modern art museum in the Spanish capital, where the pair admired masterpieces from the likes of Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali.
At least 9 dead in ongoing attack on Somali ministry
A least nine people were killed in an attack on Somalia's interior ministry and security forces continued to battle gunmen inside, police said today, as the al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility. Gunfire could be heard amid reports that a number of people, mostly government workers, were trapped in the ministry on what had been a normal business day. More than 10 people were wounded and the death toll could rise, Col. Ahmed Mohamed said. Witnesses said some ministry staffers died or were injured while leaping from windows or walls in an effort to escape. The attack began in the morning when a suicide car bomber detonated at the gate of the interior ministry, which is close to the presidential palace and the headquarters of parliament, police Capt. Mohamed Hussein told The Associated Press. Three gunmen were believed to be holed up inside the ministry, Hussein said as shooting could be heard in the background. The compound also holds Somalia's security ministry. Ambulance ...
Syrian troops celebrate recapture of border crossing
Syrian soldiers are celebrating the recapture of the main border crossing with Jordan, raising portraits of President Bashar Assad and tearing down rebel flags. Troops captured the Naseeb border crossing a day earlier, after rebels announced they had reached an agreement with Russian mediators to end the violence in the southern province of Daraa and surrender the crossing. State-run Ikhbariya TV showed troops at the crossing Saturday, some flashing victory signs and pumping fists in the air. One officer told the TV that troops have taken up positions along the border with Jordan and are removing illegal crossing points. The rebels seized control of the crossing in 2015, severing a lifeline for Syrian exports and disrupting a trade route between Syria and Jordan, Lebanon and the oil-rich Gulf countries.
French policeman on manslaughter charge as shooting sparks riots
A French policeman who shot dead a young black man in western France, sparking four nights of rioting, has been charged with manslaughter, his lawyer said as clashes between youths and police raged into early today. The unrest has shone a light on tensions in deprived urban areas of France, where local youths often complain about heavy-handed policing and brutality. The officer had initially claimed he acted in self-defence while trying to arrest the 22-year-old in the city of Nantes on Tuesday, but later told investigators he had fired his weapon by accident. "He recognises he made a statement that did not conform with the truth," his lawyer Laurent-Franck Lienard told AFP. The victim, identified as Aboubakar Fofana, died from a single bullet wound to the neck on Tuesday evening after police stopped him in his car in the Breil neighbourhood of Nantes -- home to a large public housing estate with a history of gang violence. Police initially said that Aboubakar, who was under ...
3 civilians shot dead in Kashmir
Three civilians, including a teenage girl, were killed when security forces allegedly opened fire at a stone-pelting mob during a cordon and search operation in a south Kashmir village on Saturday.
3 civilians killed in alleged firing by security forces in J-K
Three civilians were killed allegedly in firing by security forces during clashes with stone-pelting protesters in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Clashes broke out between protestors and security forces in Hawoora Mishipora village in Qoimoh area of Kulgam in south Kashmir, a police official said here. He said they used force to disperse the protestors and three people were killed, the official said. He said further details are awaited.
1 killed in J&K clash
One protestor was killed during a clash with the security forces on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, police said.
Afghan official says district chief killed by roadside bomb
An Afghan official says a district chief has been killed in a roadside bomb blast in western Ghor province. Abdul Hai Khateby, provincial governor's spokesman, said Saturday that Mirza Mohammad Ibrahim was targeted in Charsada district and was on duty at the time. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but Khateby blamed Taliban insurgents for the attack. In eastern Ghazni province, Taliban fighters ambushed a police convoy, killing four police and wounding six others, said Arif Noori, spokesman for the governor. Noori added that a police special forces commander was among the four killed in the attack early Saturday morning. He said six insurgents were also killed and seven others wounded in the gun battle in Waghez district. No one immediately claimed responsibility for that attack.
Restrictions in parts of Kashmir ahead of Burhan Wani's death anniversary
Authorities imposed restrictions in parts of Kashmir today as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order on the eve of the second death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, even as a strike called by separatists evoked mixed response in the Valley. Restrictions have been imposed in Tral township, in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, and in the Nowhatta and Maisuma police station areas of Srinagar the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said. He said the curbs have been imposed as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order and to avoid any untoward incident. Wani, a resident of Tral, was killed in an encounter with security forces in the Kokernag area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district on July 8, 2016. His killing triggered massive protests and prolonged period of curfews and shutdowns across the Valley. As many as 85 people were killed and thousand others were injured in clashes between security forces and protesters over four ...
Sikh man injured in Afghan blast admitted to AIIMS
A Sikh man injured in the blast that claimed 19 lives in Afghanistan's Jalalabad this week has been admitted to AIIMS here. The suicide attack had on July 1 killed 19 people, including 13 members from the Afghan Sikh community. "Sardar Iqbal Singh injured in Afghanistan blast has been admitted in the AIIMS Trauma Centre. His condition is stable. We wish him an early recovery," External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted today. Swaraj had met the relatives of some of the victims of the terror attack earlier. The bomber had targeted a minority communities delegation as it was travelling to the governor's residence in the eastern city of Jalalabad for a meeting with President Ashraf Ghani. Avtar Singh Khalsa, a longtime leader of the Sikh community, was among those killed. Another 20 people were wounded. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing.
Start paying your bills: Trump to NATO members
Ahead of the NATO Summit in Brussels next week, President Donald Trump has said he would ask NATO members to start paying their bills as the US is not going to take care of everything. Trump will travel to Brussels, the headquarters of NATO in Belgium, on Monday where he is expected to call on members of the security alliance to increase their own defence spending. "I'll see NATO and I'm going to tell NATO -- you got to start paying your bills. The US is not going to take care of everything, Trump said at a campaign rally in Montana last night. He lashed out at Europe over defence spending and trade, saying the US is paying for anywhere from 70 to 90 per cent to protect Europe, but the European countries are not fair to the US on trade. "They kill us on trade. They kill us on other things. They make it impossible to do business in Europe, and yet they come in and they sell their Mercedes and their BMWs to us. So we have USD 151 billion in trade deficits with the EU. On top of that, ...
SevenNaxals surrender in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh
SevenNaxals, two of them carrying cash reward on their heads, surrenderedin Sukma district of Chhattisgarh today, citing exploitation and atrocities by members of the armed movement, police said. The ultras turned themselves in before Deputy Inspector General of CRPF S Elengo and Sukma Superintendent of Police Abhishek Meena at Sukma town,around 500km from state capital Raipur, a senior police official told PTI over the phone. One of them, Aayte, a hardcore cadre who was active as a member of the Mahupadar LGS (local guerrilla squad) under the Kanger Ghati area committee of Maoists, was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, he said. Another senior cadre, Joga, a militia commander, was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, the official added. Enki, a former Konta LOS (local organisation squad) member, was among the ultras who surrendered, while the other four were lower rung cadres, he said. In their statements, the Naxals said they were frustrated by the ...
27 Naxals arrested in Chhattisgarh's Bastar, Sukma districts
Twenty seven Naxals were arrested from separate places in Chhattisgarhs Bastar and Sukma districts, police said today. While 20 ultras were arrested in Bastar, seven others, including a woman, wereheld from two places in Sukma, a senior police official told PTI. In Sukma, a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was carrying out a search operation yesterday in the forests near Gogunda and Simel villages in Fulbagdi area when it nabbed Muchaki Bhima (25), Muchaki Sula (25), Madvi Muda (28) and Madvi Sula (32), an official said. Three others, identified as Madvi Kesha (35), Madvi Bhima (25) and woman cadre Kumari Madvi (20) were arrested by a joint team of the CRPF's CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) and the district force from Kottaguda village under Chintalnar police station area today, he said. He informed that they were members of Maoist front organisations like the Dandakarnya Adivasi Kisan Mazdoor Sangthan, janmilitia and Chetna Natya Manch. The seven .
Seven suspected Qaeda fighters killed in Yemen drone strike
Seven suspected Al-Qaeda fighters were killed today when a drone targeted their car in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa, a security official said. The car was hit as it drove along a side road in Shabwa's Bihan district, the official, from forces loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi's internationally recognised government, told AFP. The US military is the only force known to operate armed drones over Yemen. The security official said the militants were members of Al-Qaeda, and said the aircraft that carried out the strike was American. The United States considers the Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to be the radical group's most dangerous branch. A long-running drone war against AQAP has intensified since US President Donald Trump took office in January 2017. AQAP has flourished in the chaos of the country's civil war, which pits the Saudi-backed government against Shiite Huthi rebels.