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Suicide attack at Libya's Electoral Commission HQ kills 13
A suicide bomb and gun attack killed 13 people and wounded several others at the headquarters of Libya's Electoral Commission in the capital on Wednesday, officials said.
Two kids wounded after stones thrown at Kashmir school bus
At least two children were injured when a school bus carrying students came under attack from a stone-pelting mob in a south Kashmir village on Wednesday, police said.
India, Malaysia militaries train together in jungle warfare
The Indian and Malaysian armies are braving inclement weather conditions while jointly training for jungle warfare and counter insurgency operations in the Southeast Asian country.
Four civilians injured in clashes near J&K gunfight site
Four civilians were injured, one of them critically, on Wednesday in clashes with the security forces near a gunfight site in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.
Suicide attack on Libya election commission kills 11
A suicide attack on Libya's electoral commission killed at least 11 people in the capital Tripoli today, authorities in the violence-wracked country said, after witnesses reported thick smoke and gunfire. The internationally backed Government of National Accord (GNA) said it was dealing with "the consequences of the cowardly suicide attack" after the health ministry put the toll at 11 dead and two wounded. Eyewitnesses earlier said shots were heard and black smoke could be seen rising from the headquarters of the national election commission. The United Nations mission in Libya condemned the "terrorist attack" and said it extended "its condolences to the families of the victims who lost their lives". "Such terrorist attacks will not deter Libyans from moving forward in the process of consolidating national unity and building the state of law and institutions," it said on Twitter. The UN is hoping that Libya can hold elections this year as it seeks to leave behind years of chaos since .
11 dead in suicide attack on Libya election commission: officials
A suicide attack on Libya's electoral commission killed at least 11 people in the capital Tripoli today, authorities in the violence-wracked country said. The health ministry put the toll at 11 dead and two wounded, while the internationally-backed Government of National Accord said it was dealing with "the consequences of the cowardly suicide attack".
Security plan for Amarnath yatra being implemented: IGP
Security agencies have started implementing a plan chalked out in a recent meeting with the Jammu and Kashmir governor for the safety of pilgrims and success of the upcoming 60-day long Amarnath Yatra, a senior police official said today. Governor N N Vohra on Monday had reviewed the security plan for the yatra in a meeting that was attended by Director General of Police S P Vaid and Chief Secretary B B Vyas. The annual yatra to the Himalayan shrine in south Kashmir will start on June 28 and it would be longer by 20 days this year. It will end on Raksha Bandhan. "Security agencies have already started implementing the security plan chalked out at a recent meeting chaired by Governor N N Vohra for the success of the yatra. "Security forces are working together to deal with and eliminate any threat posed to the pilgrimage," Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu Province, S D Singh Jamwal, said. Over one lakh pilgrims, so far, have already registered themselves for the yatra at ...
Deadly attack hits Libya electoral commission
A deadly attack hit Libya's electoral commission in the capital Tripoli today, a senior security official in the city told AFP. "We have some martyrs and people injured," the official said on condition of anonymity. Witnesses said shots were heard and black smoke could be seen rising from the headquarters of the national election commission. Libya's health ministry published a "provisional toll" of three seriously wounded. The electoral commission is considered to be one of the few credible and independent institutions in the country, which has been marred by violence since the 2011 ousting of dictator Moamer Kadhafi. Elections were banned during Kadhafi's 42-rule and after his ousting legislative polls were organised in 2012 and 2014. But chaos has continued in Libya with rival militias, tribes and jihadists vying for power. A 2015 UN-backed deal to set up the unity Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli failed to end the turmoil, as divisions continue with a rival ...
Pakistani lawyer ends protest after army reassures Shiites
A lawyer in Pakistan ended her three-day hunger strike today after the country's top general vowed to redouble efforts to protect the Shiite minority, which has been targeted in a string of attacks by Sunni extremists. Jalila Haider called off her protest before dawn following a meeting between Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and leaders from the Hazara community in Quetta, where several Shiites have been gunned down in recent months. Police have yet to arrest any suspects. According to a military statement, Bajwa said those who target Shiites "shall suffer twice as much." Sunni extremists view Shiites as apostates, and have carried out scores of attacks over the past two decades that have killed thousands of them.
Deadly attack hits Libya electoral commission: security official
A deadly attack hit Libya's electoral commission in the capital Tripoli today, an official responsible for security in the city told AFP. "We have some martyrs and people injured," the official said on condition of anonymity. Witnesses said shots were heard and smoke could be seen rising from the headquarters of the national election commission.
Iraqi officials: Drive-by shooting kills 8 north of Baghdad
Iraqi officials say gunmen in two speeding cars opened fire on civilians near a town north of Baghdad, killing at least eight people and wounding 13. Eyewitnesses told the police they saw the gunmen displaying the black flag of the Islamic State group. Two police officials said Wednesday that the attack happened late the night before in a busy commercial area near Tarmiyah. The town is located about 50 kilometers, or 30 miles, north of Baghdad. Iraq is heading into parliamentary elections on May 12 the first balloting since the government declared IS defeated in Iraq. Despite the defeat, IS militants are still capable of launching deadly assaults. The police officials and eyewitnesses spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to talk to the media.
Miscreants hurl petrol bomb at Shopian MLA's house
Miscreants today hurled a petrol bomb at the ancestral home of PDP MLA Mohd Yusuf Bhat in Shopian, police said. The PDP MLA was not present at his home when the incident took place, they said. The police guard present at the spot immediately informed the fire brigade and the fire was doused, police said. A window of his attic was damaged in the incident, they said. "Miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at my house in Shopian today," Bhat said. He said he was not present at his residence at the time of the attack and was not aware of any damage in the incident. "Police has reached the spot and are assessing the damage," he said. Bhat's residence has been targeted by militants in the past, who carried out a grenade attack in October 2016, while a security guard picket inside his house was set afire by mob in August 2016.
Thai court sentences 6 to death for southern bombings
An army spokesman says a court in southern Thailand has condemned six men to death for several bombings in 2016 that killed two people and wounded more than 20. The spokesman says 10 defendants had originally received death sentences on Monday from the Pattani Provincial Court. Because of their cooperation, three had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment and another to 40 years in prison. Thailand's three southernmost provinces of Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat have been plagued for over a decade by Muslim insurgents seeking autonomy from predominantly Buddhist Thailand. More than 6,500 people have been killed in the violence since 2004.
Security increased in NE Nigeria after deadly bombings
Nigeria today ordered increased security around markets and places of worship after a twin suicide bomb attack killed scores of people in the country's restive northeast. The emergency services said at least 26 people died in the blasts in the town of Mubi, Adamawa state, on Tuesday but local residents said they buried more than 60 victims. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, deputising for President Muhammadu Buhari who has been on a visit to the United States, said the government was "shocked and outraged" by the attacks. "This desecration of a place of worship by criminals is tragic and condemnable," Osinbajo said in an emailed statement. "Security agencies have been directed to immediately take steps to beef up security in Mubi and environs, especially markets and places of worship," he added. The attacks came a day after US President Donald Trump promised Nigeria more support in the fight against Boko Haram Islamists, whose insurgency has killed at least 20,000 since 2009. The ...
S Korean President Dismisses US Troop withdrawal
South Korean President Moon Jae In has dismissed the idea of withdrawing US troops from the country if a peace treaty were to be signed to formally end the Korean War.The issue has nothing to do with North Korea, but only with the Korea-U.S. alliance, he added, as per Yonhap news agency report."U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) is a matter of the South Korea-U.S. alliance. It has nothing to do with signing a peace treaty," the president said, according to his spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom.An official from the presidential office, Cheong Wa Dae earlier dismissed the possibility, highlighting the role of USFK as a mediator between neighbouring superpowers like China and Japan.Currently, around 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea. American soldiers are maintained there since the end of the Korean War in an armistice that left the two Koreas technically still at war.In a landmark summit on Friday, Moon and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un agreed to push for a peace treaty which would end ...
Woman naxal surrenders in Gadchiroli
A dreaded woman naxal carrying a reward of Rs 4 lakh on her head surrendered in Gadchiroli district today, police said. The naxal, identified as Jyoti alias Raveena Joga Pudyami (26), a resident of Shirakunta of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, turned herself in before Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police, a statement issued by the police said. The surrendered rebel will be given facilities per the surrender and rehabilitation policy of the Maharashtra government, it added. Pudyami, who had joined the naxal activities in Bhopalpattanam Dalam in 2009, was also a deputy commander of Mangi Dalam (Telagana). Nine naxals have surrendered before Gadchiroli police so far this year, a police official said.
French government under fire after May Day chaos
France's interior minister promised today to boost security at protests after hooded youths ran amok at May Day demonstrations in Paris, torching cars and a McDonald's restaurant. Police said 109 people were in custody after the violence, which has sparked criticism in the press that the government was unprepared for 1,200 black-clad troublemakers joining the traditional May 1 protests for workers' rights. "The authority of the state, reduced to statements of 'strong condemnation', has been tarnished once again," read a column in the right-leaning Figaro newspaper. Regional daily L'Est Republicain deplored "the sight of these 1,200 thugs dressed in black on the Austerlitz bridge", while the L'Alsace newspaper declared: "Governing means planning ahead." Interior Minister Gerard Collomb pledged to look again at how to police protests given the rise of far-left "black bloc" protesters who turn up with the intention of attacking police or property. "For the next demonstrations there will .
US, Israel condemn Palestinian president over 'anti-Semitic' comments
US and Israeli officials have condemned Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas over alleged anti-Semitic comments, after he suggested the "social function" of Jews in the banking sector had led to past massacres. Israel's foreign ministry today accused him of fuelling "religious and nationalist hatred against the Jewish people and Israel." David Friedman, the US ambassador to Israel, said Abbas had reached a "new low" while President Donald Trump's envoy Jason Greenblatt said "peace cannot be built on this kind of foundation." The comments came after Abbas, who has faced accusations of anti-Semitism before, suggested in an address to a rare meeting of the Palestinian National Council on Monday night that Jews' relations with banking had led to hostility against them. "From the 11th century until the Holocaust that took place in Germany, those Jews -- who moved to Western and Eastern Europe -- were subjected to a massacre every 10 to 15 years. But why did this happen? They say 'it is ...
Stones pelted on school bus in J&K; students injured
Two children were injured on Wednesday when a group of miscreants attacked a school bus with stones in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.
S Korea: US troop withdrawal not linked to possible peace treaty
South Korean President Moon Jae-in today dismissed claims that US troops stationed in the country would have to leave if a peace treaty was signed with the North. Seoul and Pyongyang have remained technically at war since the 1950s but Moon and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed at a landmark summit last week to work towards a permanent treaty to replace a 65-year-old armistice agreement. "US Forces Korea (USFK) is a matter of the South Korea-US alliance. It has nothing to do with signing a peace treaty," Moon said, referring to the agreement that sees 28,500 US forces based in the South. Moon's comments came after a presidential adviser publicly suggested the presence of US soldiers, sailors and airmen would be called into question if a peace treaty were to be agreed with Pyongyang. Moon Chung-in had written in Foreign Affairs magazine that it would be "difficult to justify (US forces) continuing presence in South Korea" after the adoption of a peace treaty. The Blue House -- ...