Page 590 - War Conflict
Australia, Netherlands formally accuse Russia of downing MH17
The Netherlands and Australia on Friday declared Russia responsible for the downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane over rebel-held territory in Ukraine, an announcement that came a day after Dutch investigators said the missile and the launch system used in the attack belonged to a Russian military brigade.
Indian national dies after falling from roof in Nepal
A 34-year-old Indian worker has died here after falling from a building's roof in Nepal's Jhapa district. The deceased has been identified as Sonardin Ansari of Bengal, police said. Ansari fell from the fourth storey of an under construction building belonging in Nepal's Birtamode municipality. He died on way to a hospital, the police said.
6 civilians killed in car bombing
Six civilians, including a child, lost their lives and more than 20 were injured in a car bombing incident in Libya's Benghazi city on Friday.As reported by Anadolu agency, the bomb was planted on Jamal street in central Benghazi which led to casualties.The injured were admitted to Al-Jalaa and Benghazi hospitals, as per security forces spokesperson Captain Tarek al-Khazar.Meanwhile, an exhibition on Syrian industries was underway at the bombing site.No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.Libya has been a conflict-ridden territory since the death of its former President Gaddafi in 2011 which was followed by a violent uprising across the country.
Grenade attack on army camp in Kulgam
Militants hurled a grenade towards an Army camp in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir this evening, but there were no reports of any casualty, police said. The grenade attack targeted the 34 Rashtriya Rifles camp at Nehama in Kulgam district of south Kashmir, a police official said. He said there are no reports of loss of life due to the explosion. Further details were awaited, the official said.
EU, NATO urge Russia to 'accept responsibility' for MH17
The EU and NATO urged Russia today to take responsiblity for the 2014 downing of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine after international investigators concluded that a missile which destroyed the plane came from a Russian military brigade. The 28-nation European Union and the 29-country US-led military alliance issued statements on the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines plane hours after the Netherlands and Australia said they both held Moscow liable. "The European Union calls on the Russian Federation to accept its responsibility and to fully cooperate with all efforts to establish accountability," the EU's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said in a statement. She said the joint investigation that announced its findings on Thursday "concluded that the BUK installation used to bring down flight MH17 belonged beyond doubt to the armed forces of the Russian Federation". NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in a separate statement: "I call on Russia to accept ...
Indonesia approves new anti-terror law after series of attacks
The Indonesian parliament on Friday approved a new anti-terror law that allows security forces to detain suspects for a longer period, two weeks after the country witnessed its worst terrorist attacks since 2005.
'Can't win unless you have a counter-narrative in Kashmir'
Home-grown militancy is a greater threat than cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and only a stronger counter-narrative to jihadi radicalism can defeat it, says a retired three-star general of the Indian Army who has served in the violence-battered state.
India welcomes UN Peacebuilding Commission work in Sri Lanka
India has welcomed the work of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in Sri Lanka and elsewhere.
Terrorists' bid to snatch weapons foiled: Police
Alert cops today foiled a weapon-snatching bid by the militants in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Two militants attacked the police personnel guarding the Wanpoh grid station in Kulgam district and tried to snatch the weapons of the cops posted there, a police official said. He said the cops opened firing, forcing the militants to flee from the spot.
Clashes after Friday prayers in Srinagar
Clashes between security forces and protesters left several persons injured on Friday in Srinagar's old city areas after the day's congressional prayers.
Pakistan must end infiltration for peace: Gen Rawat
Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday said that if Pakistan wants peace in the region, it should stop militants from infiltrating into Jammu and Kashmir.
US targets Taliban leaders in Helmand
A ground-based rocket artillery was carried out against Taliban leaders in Musa Qala district in Helmand, Task Force-Southwest, under US Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A) authorities confirmed on Thursday.USFOR-A said that the troops targeted a meeting location of prominent Taliban leaders by using the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). They also facilitated attacks against Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, who are supporting election security in the area, according to Tolo News.Task Force-Southwest commander US Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, said such strikes degrade Taliban operations and this makes sure that pressure is maintained on a weakened enemy.Task Force-Southwest which was established in 2009, was deployed in Helmand Province in April 2017. Its aim was to train, advise and assist the Afghan National Army 215th Corps and 505th Zone Afghan National Police.
India concerned over lack of political will for adequate funding for UN peacebuilding
India has voiced concern over the lack of genuine political will in ensuring adequate funding for UN peacebuilding, saying funds available for such efforts are not even one per cent of the annual peacekeeping budget. India is the largest cumulative troop contributor to UN peacekeeping operations, having provided almost 200,000 troops in nearly 50 of the 71 peacekeeping missions mandated over the past six decades, including 13 of the current 16 missions. As on March 31 last year, the UN owed a total of USD 777 million to member states for peacekeeping operations. The UN had to pay a total of USD 55 million to India for its contribution to the world body's peacekeeping operations, the second highest outstanding payment to any member country. UN General Assembly President Miroslav Lajcak last month lauded India's contribution and "commitment" to UN peacekeeping operations. Sandeep Kumar Bayyapu, First Secretary in India's Permanent Mission to the UN said here yesterday: "Building peace ..
Car bomb kills 6 in Libya's Benghazi
A car bomb explosion killed six people and injured more than 20 in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, a local official said.
Rail services suspended after protests in Anantnag
Rail services between Baramulla and Bannihal towns in Jammu and Kashmir were suspended on Friday after protests erupted in Anantnag district over the arrests of young men by security forces.
Man killed by militants in Kashmir
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants killed a man in Bandipora districts of Jammu and Kashmir by slitting his throat last night, police said today. "Police, in the pre-dawn hours of Friday, recovered throat-slit body of a man in Hajin area of north Kashmir's Bandipora district," a police spokesman said. He said Mohammad Yaqoob Wagay was brutally killed by militants near his home at Gunda Preng village in Hajin area. "Investigation indicates complicity of banned LeT terror outfit's local terrorist Saleem Parrey in this killing," the spokesman said. Police have registered a case and started investigation into the matter, he added. PTI MIJ .
Indonesia passes tougher terror law after suicide attacks
Indonesia passed a new law today that will give police more power to take pre-emptive action against terror suspects in the wake of the country's deadliest Islamist attacks in years. The bill had been stalled for almost two years as parliament wrangled over details, including how to define terrorism, but a wave of deadly suicide bombings this month hiked pressure on lawmakers to pass the legislation. Police will now be allowed to detain terror suspects for as long as 21 days, up from the current one week, and they will now also be able to charge people for joining or recruiting for a "terrorist" organisation, at home or abroad. Rights activists have expressed concerns that the bill's vague wording could open the door to a crackdown on any group seen as a threat. This month, 13 people were killed in separate suicide attacks on churches and a police station by two families -- including a nine and 12-year-old girl -- in Indonesia's second-biggest city Surabaya. The families had ties to a
Militants murder civilian in J&K
A civilian has been murdered by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district, police said.
Four injured in Jammu grenade attack
Four people, including three policemen and a civilian, have been injured after militants hurled a grenade at a police vehicle here in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
Nikki Haley heckled at Houston University, video goes viral
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, who spoke at the University of Houston on Tuesday, was heckled on campus, as student activists confronted her about her positions on the violence in Gaza and toward the Palestinian people.Haley spoke in the Student Center South Theater about an array of topics, from leadership to global challenges to recent events in Texas, reported Sputnik.The video went viral online, showing students holding up Palestinian flags.As Haley went on to say, "I'm here following a very busy few weeks in American foreign policy", a protester stood up and shouted at the top of his lungs."Nikki Haley, the blood is on your hands! You continue to sign off on the genocide of a native people! You are an accomplice to terrorists and colonizers!," he said, according to Sputnik.After this rant, dozens of protesters stood up and erupted in a call-and-answer chant across the auditorium, holding up Palestinian flags.They chanted "Nikki Nikki can't you see? You are on a .