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7 Maoists surrender in Chhattisgarh (Lead, Correcting figure)
Seven Maoists, including four with rewards on their heads, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Friday, police said.
11 Maoists surrender in Chhattisgarh
Eleven Maoists, including four with rewards on their heads, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Friday morning, police said.
Turkey police detain two Britons over 'terror propaganda': report
Anti-terror police have detained two Britons of Iraqi origin at an airport in southwest Turkey on charges of spreading terror propaganda for outlawed Kurdish militants, media reported today. Two brothers identified as Ayman Barzan and Hariam Barzan were held yesterday at Dalaman airport after they were interviewed by anti-terror risk analysis police over their "suspicious behaviours", the DHA private news agency reported. Police later checked their social media accounts where they allegedly disseminated propaganda in favour of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia, DHA said. Turkey considers the YPG as the Syrian branch of the PKK -- which has waged a bloody insurgency against the state since 1984 and is blacklisted as a terror group by Ankara and its Western allies. The two brothers, who were detained by police, were later placed by a local court in pre-trial detention, DHA said.
Scores attend funeral of slain policeman in Kashmir
Scores of people on Friday attended the funeral prayers of Jammu and Kashmir constable Javaid Ahmad Dar who was abducted and murdered by militants.
Three Naxals killed in Chhattisgarh gunbattle; cop injured
Three Naxals were killed in an encounter with security forces in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh today, a senior official said. A jawan of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was also injured in the exchange of fire in the insurgency-hit district, located around 450km from the state capital Raipur, he said. The gunbattle took place in a forest under Katekalyan police station limits when a joint team of the DRG and the District Force was out on an anti-Maoist operation, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Anti-Naxal Operations) Sundarraj P told PTI over phone. When the patrolling team was cordoning off the forest near Pedadabba village, Naxals triggered an IED blast and fired indiscriminately, leading to the gunbattle between the two sides, he said. "A DRG jawan suffered injuries in the incident," the IPS officer said. After the guns fell silent, the bodies of three Naxals were recovered from the spot, the DIG said. Three weapons were also found at the site, he said. Further ...
Abducted J&K policeman killed by militants
The body of a Jammu and Kashmir policeman abducted by militants was found on Friday in Kulgam district, police said.
Israel court gives brief reprieve to threatened Bedouin village: Lawyer
Israel's Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the demolition of a Palestinian Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, a lawyer for residents said today, following growing international concerns over the move. The temporary injunction issued yesterday night stops the Israeli authorities razing Khan al-Ahmar until at least July 11 to give the state time to respond, attorney Shlomo Lecker told AFP. It follows a new petition by residents who submitted a planning application to rebuild the village at its present location. There has been strong international pressure on Israel to reverse its plans to raze Khan al-Ahmar, which the Israeli authorities say was built illegally. In May the Supreme Court rejected a final appeal against its demolition. Activists say the villagers had little alternative but to build without Israeli construction permits that are almost never issued to Palestinians in the parts of the West Bank where Israel has full control over civilian affairs. Israeli rights ..
Turkey seeks nearly 350 arrests over Gulen ties: Report
Turkish police today launched nationwide raids to detain nearly 350 people, including soldiers, accused of links to the group blamed for the July 2016 failed coup, state media reported. Prosecutors in Istanbul issued arrest warrants for 271 soldiers, 122 of whom are still on active duty, as part of a probe into followers of US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen in the Turkish armed forces, news agency Anadolu reported. Turkey has accused Gulen of ordering the attempted overthrow of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on July 15, 2016 -- a charge he strongly denies. The raids were spread across 47 provinces, including the western province of Izmir, where prosecutors issued 75 warrants as part of an investigation into a Gulen "cell inside the armed forces", the agency added. Over 77,000 people including military personnel have been arrested over alleged Gulen links under the post-coup state of emergency imposed nearly two years ago. Ankara's Western allies including the European Union have .
Terrorists attack Imam in J-K's Pulwama
A group of terrorists fired upon at an imam of Hanfia Mosque in Pulwama's Parigam village in Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Friday morning.The imam, Mohd Ashraf Thoker, was rushed to a nearby hospital with multiple bullet injuries.More details on the matter are awaited.Since a few days, the state has been witnessing a huge spurt in terror activity.On a related note, the body of Jammu and Kashmir police constable, who was kidnapped by terrorists in Shopian district, was found today morning by locals of Kulgam's Pariwan.Resident of Vehil village in Shopian, Javaid Ahmad Dar, was abducted from a local medical shop yesterday.
Policeman found dead after being kidnapped by militants in J-K
Police today recovered the body of a policeman who was kidnapped by militants from his home in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. Constable Javaid Ahmad, posted as the personal security officer to Senior Superintendent of Police Shailendra Mishra, was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from his home at Vehil last night, a police official said. He was shot in the head, the official said. Dar was found dead by the roadside at Sehpora in the neighbouring Kulgam district, the official added. In a separate incident, a civilian was injured when militants opened fire at him in Pulwama district.
Over 5,200 bodies retrieved in Iraq's Mosul
More than 5,200 bodies have been retrieved during the past months buried under debris of the devastated buildings in Iraq's Mosul city, officials said.
Three dead in Nicaragua clashes as US slaps sanctions on government
Three people were killed in fresh clashes in Nicaragua today as the US sanctioned the Central American country's police chief and two other top officials over rights abuses and corruption. The deaths occurred in renewed violence in the country's northwest, where security forces loyal to President Daniel Ortega fought with anti-government activists in a bid to quash the popular uprising against the embattled leader. More than 220 people have been killed in the ongoing unrest since mid-April. Earlier, around 20 truckloads of riot police and paramilitaries moved into the indigenous Sutiaba area of Leon to clear roads blocked by barricades. "They attacked to remove the barricades that the protesters had built, there is still a police presence in Sutiaba, the population is very fearful, in their homes. There are policemen with weapons," Roman Catholic priest Victor Morales told AFP. "There is a lot of tension and we have confirmed we have at least three dead." The victims were identified ..
UN calls for 'all parties' to find Yemen political solution
The UN Security Council said today that "all parties" should work toward a political solution for Yemen, and repeated a call for the key port of Hodeida to remain open. The statements came after UN envoy Martin Griffiths updated the Security Council via a video link from the region. Members "reaffirmed their unequivocal support for the efforts of the special envoy, and encouraged all parties to engage constructively with his efforts to progress a political solution," the Security Council said in a statement. They also "reaffirmed that a political solution remains the only way to end the conflict," the statement added. The Security Council said it recognized the importance of the ports of Hodeida and Saleef, and reiterated a call for these to be kept open. Rebel-held Hodeida, whose port operations could eventually be overseen by the UN, has recently been the target of a government offensive backed by a Saudi-led Arab coalition that includes the United Arab Emirates. The UAE said Sunday
Suspected militants kidnap cop in J-K
Suspected militants tonight kidnapped a policeman from his house in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district. Constable Javaid Ahmad was kidnapped by unknown gunmen from his house at Vehil, a police official said. He said security forces have been alerted and operations launched to track down the kidnappers for rescuing the cop.
Police team comes under attack; two held
A police team that went to attend a call was pelted with bricks following which a case was registered against nine persons, officials said here today. An FIR against nine persons including half dozen ladies has been filed," DSP Vijai Shankar Mishra said. He said two persons were arrested while hunt for others was on. Yesterday, a 'Dial 100' vehicle was called on the false pretext that a Max pick-up had been looted, Mishra said. As soon as the police vehicle reached village Navali, some persons started brick-batting forcing the police to retreat, he added.
TN widens scope of inquiry by panel on Tuticorin violence
The Tamil Nadu government today widened the scope of the commission of inquiry into the police firing in Tuticorin on May 22 during the anti-Sterlite protests by bringing subsequent violent incidents also under its purview. Violent incidents subsequent to the police firing on May 22 would come under the ambit of the Justice Aruna Jagadeesan led Commission of Inquiry, according to a government order issued yesterday. The Terms of Reference (ToR) of the inquiry, originally, was to probe the "causes and circumstances" leading to the opening of fire resulting in death and injuries to persons on May 22 at Tuticorin and damage to public and private properties. Now, following an amendment to the ToR, the commission will also look into "subsequent events (after May 22) at Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) and nearby areas including damage to public and private properties." The public and victims can furnish facts and information known to them either directly or through authorised persons
Colombian rights activist killed every three days, says ombudsman
A human rights activist is killed every three days in Colombia despite the peace accord signed with FARC rebels, the country's ombudsman has said. Carlos Alfonso Negret said that between January 1, 2016 and June 30 this year "311 Colombian citizens who dedicated their lives to being social leaders and defenders of human rights" have been killed. The news comes as Colombia looks to end the final armed conflict in South America against the National Liberation Army (ELN), accused by local authorities of being behind a roadside bomb that injured eight soldiers, two seriously, in the country's lawless southwest yesterday. Since the 2016 peace deal with left-wing FARC guerillas, the Marxist ELN remains the last organized group fighting against the government, which has launched military operations in the dense jungle of its southwest to try to root out the rebels. The ombudsman said most of the murders were committed in areas beset by drug smuggling and illegal mining, but didn't identify ..
Holocaust centre slams Poland, Israel over controversial law
One of the world's main Holocaust memorials today slammed an agreement between Israel and Poland over a Polish law on the World War II genocide of Jews, saying it contains "deceptions". Poland amended the law last week after it sparked outrage in Israel by imposing jail terms of up to three years against anyone found guilty of ascribing Nazi crimes to the Polish nation or state. The amendment removed fines or criminal penalties from the legislation. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki also issued a joint statement on the issue, which was later published in full in newspapers both in Israel and abroad. But Yad Vashem, Israel's renowned Holocaust memorial and research centre in Jerusalem, today released a scathing analysis of the amended law and joint statement. "A thorough review by Yad Vashem historians shows that the historical assertions, presented as unchallenged facts, in the joint statement contain grave errors and deceptions," .
Over 3000 refugees have left for Lanka since 2015: TN
More than 3,000 Sri Lankan refugees, who had been staying in India, have left for their home country since 2015, the Tamil Nadu government said today. The largest number in this regard was reported last year, at 1520, said a policy note of the Public Department, a portfolio held by Chief Minister K Palaniswami, tabled in the state Assembly. The refugees had been repatriated with the assistance of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, it said. While 1520 refugees left for Sri Lanka last year, 557 of them have been repatriated till May 2018, it added. Over 3.04 lakh Sri Lankan Tamil refugees had come to Tamil Nadu following the ethnic violence in the island republic in 1984, the policy note said. As many as 61,422 persons were now staying in 107 refugee camps in 24 districts of the state as on May 1, 2018. "In addition, 35,316 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees are staying outside the camps as on April 30, 2018," it said. The refugees were provided with various relief ..
Waves of strikes pound south Syria after talks fail
Waves of air strikes pounded rebel-held areas of southern Syria today as pro-regime forces launched their most intensive bombing campaign yet in a two-week-old offensive. The renewed assault came after the failure yesterday of Russian-brokered talks to end the offensive in Daraa province, which has killed dozens and forced tens of thousands from their homes. An AFP correspondent on the edge of the rebel-held south of the city of Daraa, the divided provincial capital, said the bombing was the most intensive since the launch of the Russian-backed offensive on June 19. "From last night until now, Russian airplanes are pursuing a scorched earth policy," said Hussein Abazeed, spokesman for the joint rebel command for the south. "This is to force rebels to return to negotiations." Hundreds of missiles and crude barrel bombs were unleashed by Syrian and Russian aircraft overnight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Samer Homssi, who had fled to the outskirts of Daraa with his wife