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Over 40 students missing after Boko Haram attack
46 students remained missing following an attack by the Boko Haram insurgents on an all-girls college in Nigeria's Yobe state earlier this week, according to the Nigerian Government.Earlier, close to 100 students were reported to have gone missing after Nigerian authorities conducted a search operation at the Government Girls Technical College in Dapchi area of Yobe, according to the Xinhua.The state government said in a statement that around 28 students returned safely late on Tuesday, while 20 more returned early Wednesday after they fled the school premises during the attack.Mohammed Lamin, Yobe's commissioner for education, said the government remained hopeful that the remaining girls would return soon.The Boko Haram insurgents on Monday attacked the all-girls college in Yobe and looted foodstuff.The students and the staff ran into the bushes near the college for safety. There are no casualties reported as of now.This comes after 22 people were killed in a suicide blast at a ...
Netanyahu says Israel intel foiled IS Australia plane plot
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that intelligence provided by his country foiled a plot by the Islamic State group to bring down a plane from Australia. "The Israeli intelligence services thwarted the downing of an Australian plane, an unimaginable slaughter," the Israeli leader told an American Jewish conference in Jerusalem. "This would have caused a major disruption in global air transport and this is only one of dozens of terrorist attacks we have foiled around the world," Netanyahu said, later referring to the failed plot as an IS attempt. The Israeli army said one of its intelligence units, named 8200, provided the information in 2017 leading to the arrest of IS militants who were working "toward the execution of the attack". The elite unit gathers and analyses intelligence using sophisticated information technology. The Israeli military said thwarting the attack "saved the lives of dozens". The time and route of the flight were not revealed. Last year ...
More than 100 girls 'missing' after Boko Haram school attack
More than 100 girls were missing today, police said, two days after a Boko Haram attack on their school in northeast Nigeria that has raised fears of a repeat of the 2014 Chibok kidnapping that shocked the world. Islamist militants stormed the Government Girls Science Secondary School in Dapchi, Yobe state, on Monday evening. Locals initially said the girls and their teachers fled. But fears have been growing about the whereabouts of the students. Around 50 parents and guardians converged on the school today to demand answers, as police said 111 were still missing. The police commissioner of Yobe state, Abdulmaliki Sumonu told reporters in the state capital, Damaturu, that "815 students returned to the school and were visibly seen, out of 926 in the school". "The rest are missing. No case of abduction has so far been established," he added. The length of time since the attack and Boko Haram's use of kidnapping as a weapon during its nearly nine-year insurgency has increased fears of ..
Scores of girls 'missing' after new Boko Haram school attack
Fears grew in northeast Nigeria today about the fate of potentially scores of girls who have not been seen since a Boko Haram attack on their school two days ago. Militants stormed the Government Girls Science Secondary School in Dapchi, Yobe state, on Monday evening. Locals initially said the girls and their teachers fled the attack. The jihadists gained worldwide notoriety in April 2014 when they abducted 276 girls from their school in Chibok, in neighbouring Borno state. Fifty-seven escaped in the immediate aftermath and since May last year, 107 have either escaped or been released as part of a government-brokered deal. A total of 112 are still being held. Monday's incident sparked fears of a repeat of Chibok and today morning some 50 parents and guardians gathered at the school demanding information. "Our girls have been missing for two days and we don't know their whereabouts," Abubakar Shehu, whose niece is among those missing, told AFP. "Although we were told they had run to ...
Two French soldiers killed in Mali
Two French soldiers were killed on Wednesday morning during an operation in Mali, French President Emmanuel Macron's office announced.
Ramdev assures of sustainable market for Maha forest produce
A sustainable market would be provided to forest medicines and food products if farmers grew them according to the requirements of Patanjali, yogaguru and entrepreneur Baba Ramdev said today. Ramdev, whose three day yoga camp started yesterday in Chandrapur, today met Maharashtra Finance minister Sudhir Mungantiwar and Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir among others. "Baba Ramdev has urged farmers to grow aloe vera, organic rice, honey, turmeric and forest medicines and has also committed to train farmers. He is ready to give a commitment of buying the produce at a specific rate," Mungantiwar told reporters here. He said that the farmers will also have the option of selling their products in the open market if they managed to get better prices. Mungantiwar said Forest department officers had presented a proposal to give priority to bamboos from Chandrapur and Gadchiroli regions to make incense sticks. "Ramdev ji has welcomed this proposal of the officers and ...
UN chief urges immediate halt to Ghouta fighting
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling for an immediate suspension of "all war activities" in the rebel-held Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta where he said 400,000 people are living "in hell on earth." The UN chief said a suspension of fighting must allow for humanitarian aid to reach all in need and the evacuation of some 700 people needing urgent medical treatment. Guterres told the UN Security Council today that "this is a human tragedy that is unfolding in front of our eyes and I don't think we can let things go on in this horrendous way." He welcomed efforts by Sweden and Kuwait who are drafting a Security Council resolution on the humanitarian crisis in Syria calling for a 30-day cease-fire.
Students from Manipur meet Army Chief
A group of students from Manipur on Wednesday met and interacted with Army chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat.
First Indian woman fighter pilot Avani Chaturvedi goes solo
Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi has created history by becoming the first Indian woman fighter pilot to fly solo.Chaturvedi flew a MiG-21 bison in her first training solo sortie, in Jamnagar, Gujarat.She is one of the three in the first batch of female pilots, besides Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh, who were inducted in Indian Air Force fighter squadron on June 18, 2016.Speaking to ANI, Air Commodore Prashant Dixit said, "It is a unique achievement for Indian Air Force and the country."Only selected countries, such as Britain, the United States, Israel, and Pakistan, have allowed women in the role of fighter pilots.It was in October 2015 that the Government took the decision to open the fighter stream for women. Meanwhile, combat roles in the Army and the Navy are still off-limits for women, due to a combination of operational concerns and logistical constraints.On December 16, 2017 two women from the second batch to enter the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force were commissioned ..
SC allows withdrawal of four remaining CRPF companies from Bengal hills
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Centre to withdraw next month four CRPF companies deployed in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal that witnessed an agitation for a separate Gorkhaland state.
3 Libyan soldiers killed in suicide attack
Three soldiers of Libya's eastern-based army were killed on Wednesday in a suicide attack on a military checkpoint in the city of Jufra, according to military and medical sources.
Guterres, Ban Ki-moon ask Security Council to focus on preventing conflicts
Warning of the changing threat situations around the world, US Secretary General Antonio Guterres and his predecessor, Ban Ki-moon, making an unprecedented joint appearance before the Security Council, called on it to focus on prevention of conflicts, staving them off before they arise.
"Security measures at Calicut airport are effective"
Authorities at the Calicut International Airport at Karipur, near here, today said security measures at the airport were effective, in light of allegations of theft of valuables from passengers' baggages. Baggage movement is under CCTV surveillance and it is also being monitored by airline and CISF security personnel, the airport Director (Acting) K Mohammed Shahid said in a release. The Airport Security Committee has been takingvarious measures to curtail such activities, he added. Personnel handling baggage inside aircraft cargo hold area are frisked by airline security at the tarmac and by the CISF at the exit gate, he said. Shahid said with regard to the alleged incidents recently, CCTV footage was viewed and no tampering of baggage was observed. Complaints from passengers concerned were beinghandled by the respective airlines with their counterparts in Dubai and it is learnt that the matter is taken up with Dubai airport authorities and security agencies, he ...
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Explosion at bank in northern Myanmar kills 2, wounds 21
Myanmar authorities says a bomb exploded in a bank in the northern city of Lashio, a region where there is fighting between the government and ethnic minority guerrillas, killing two people and injuring 21 others. The Facebook page of army commander Senior Gen Min Aung Hlaing said officials were investigating whether a terrorist group was behind the explosion today. Ethnic rebel groups that have not signed a cease-fire with the government are often described as terrorists. Several ethnic rebel groups are active in northern Shan state, whose capital is Lashio. Military explosive experts, medics, local police and Red Cross workers rushed to the Yoma Bank branch after the explosion.
AISSF chief Peermohammad taken into custody
The Punjab Police today detained All India Sikh Students Federation president Karnail Singh Peermohammad and several other AISSF members outside the Golden Temple complex, ahead of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's visit. They were rounded up when they were heading towards the Golden Temple to handover a "1984 genocide report" and a memorandum, urging him to recognise the anti-Sikh riots as genocide in Canadian parliament. "We wanted to welcome Trudeau and hand over the memorandum to him. But we're not allowed to do so," Peermohammad said. Trudeau is on a week-long visit to India. He and his delegation reached the Temple at 11:55 am. The Amritsar visit is being seen as a significant leg of Trudeaus India trip. Sikhs constitute a large segment of people of Indian origin settled in Canada. Tight security arrangements were put in place by the Punjab Police in Amritsar with over 1,500 police personnel deployed in the holy city for the visit. Senior police officials including SSPs .
Militant hideout busted in J-K's Kishtwar
Security forces today busted a terrorist hideout in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district and recovered a large cache of arms and explosives, an Army official said. The hideout was found during a search operation in the Kesna forest area by personnel of the Rashtriya Rifles and the police, Jammu-based Indian Army Public Relations Officer (PRO) Lt Col Devender Anand said. Two AK-56 rifles, four pistols, 15 AK-56 cartridges, 98 rounds of PIKA gun, two Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) rounds and a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) were seized, he said. "The hideout was used during the peak of militancy for sustenance. The security forces are continuing with their persistent operations to keep Kishtwar district safe and sanitised from terrorists as well as their support infrastructure," the officer said. Two binoculars, 12 detonators and two radio sets were also found from the militant hideout, Anand said. He said that the recovery of war-like stores would deal a severe blow to plans of .
40,000 artifacts seized in international looting crackdown
An international crackdown on the illegal trade of cultural artifacts such as coins, maps and musical instruments led to the seizures of 40,000 objects last year, police organisation Interpol said today. Between October and December in 2017, customs officials and police coordinated thousands of controls and raids in 81 countries to combat traffickers and recover objects of historical importance. Auction houses, museums and private homes yielded firearms, Roman coins and illicit ivory sculptures, while investigators also targeted online sales sites where around 20 percent of all seizures were made. "The involved law enforcement agencies monitored thousands of market places and internet announcements in order to detect and seize looted or stolen cultural goods," Interpol said in a statement.
Three militiamen killed in Libya car bomb attack
Three militiamen from forces loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar were killed today in a car bomb attack in the central Waddan region, a militia spokesman said. The blast - which was not immediately claimed by any group - wounded two others at a checkpoint on the road leading to Tripoli, some 500 kilometres (310 miles) to the north, said commander Ahmed al-Mesmari. Jihadists from the Islamic State group remain active in central and southern Libya despite being forced out of their northern stronghold Sirte in 2016. Libya has been gripped by chaos since a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011, with rival administrations and multiple militias vying for control of the oil-rich country. Haftar supports an administration based in the east of the country. A UN-backed unity government based in the capital Tripoli has struggled to assert its authority outside the west.
Police busts militant hideout; huge cache recovered
The security forces on Wednesday recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from Kesna Forest area of Kishtwar region in Jammu and Kashmir.In the joint operation conducted by RR battalion of Kishtwar and Jammu and Kashmir Police, two AK-56 Rifle, three 9mm Pistol, one Country made Pistol, 15 Magazines of AK-56 Rifle, 98 rounds of Pika, two rounds of UBGL, one round of RPG, two Binoculars, 12 detonators and two Radio Sets were recovered.On the basis of a specific information, army and police launched a search operation in Kesna Forest area of Kishtwar region and recovered arms and ammunition from a hideout on Wednesday afternoon, read an official note.The security forces cordoned off the area and carried out a meticulous search during, which they succeeded in locating the hideout of terrorists, which was used during the peak of militancy for sustenance. The security forces are continuing with their persistent operations for safety and security of Kishtwar district," it added.