Moscow: Russia announced its intention to test the intercontinental-range ballistic missile Satan-2. The tests were announced by the Russian Chief of General Staff ‘Valery Gerasimov’. The ‘Voevoda’ or ‘Satan’ missiles deployed with the Russian armed forces are claimed to have a range of more than 11,000 km. According to the NATO officials, this missile which […]
Kabul : ‘The United States is looking forward to a victory in Afghanistan. But this victory may not be a military victory. The United States may also win politically in Afghanistan,’ indicated US Defence Secretary James Mattis. US Defence Secretary, James Mattis made this statement before proceeding on an unannounced visit to Afghanistan. Mattis informed […]
London/Damascus: More than 1000 people have been killed and 4800 have been injured in the conflict over the past two weeks, in ‘Eastern Ghouta’ in Syria as informed by the organisation providing aid to the conflict affected people. The United Nations has criticised ‘Eastern Ghouta’ in Syria as the ‘Hell on Earth’ for children. Meanwhile, […]
New Delhi : Pakistan was included in the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list last month, after the United States moved the resolution. Difficulties faced by Pakistan may rise in the coming times. Meeting will be held between senior Indian and US officials to discuss the action to be taken against Hafiz Saeed and […]
New Delhi/Islamabad: Pakistan has claimed to have shot down an Indian surveillance drone. This drone had crossed the Line of Control (LoC) and entered the Chirkot sector in Kashmir. India wanted to collect the information about the positions of the Pakistani soldiers through surveillance drone. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) of Pakistan claimed that […]
Damascus/Moscow: A Russian made ‘AN-26’ transport aircraft crashed at ‘Hmeymim’ airport in north-western Syria killing 39 people, which includes military officers. Within a short time of the crash, Russia announced that the crash was due to technical snag, dismissing the possibility of an attack on the aircraft. According to the Russian government news agency, the […]
Srinagar: There is perceptible tension in Jammu-Kashmir (JK) after the encounter in the Shopian district. Six people including two ‘Lashkar–e–Taiba’ terrorists were killed in the encounter. The separatists claimed that four others killed in the encounter were civilians and observed a shutdown on Monday. JK government also expressed concern over the killing of four civilians. […]
Damascus : It has been seven years since conflict arose in Syria. In these seven years, the civil war has claimed more than 500,000 lives. The number of people rendered homeless has crossed 10 million. If the war genuinely was between the Syrian government and the rebels its effects would not have been so horrible. […]
Washington/Geneva: ‘The five-hour ceasefire, declared by Russia, to rescue the civilians trapped in the ‘Eastern Ghouta’ conflict, is a mockery of the Syrian public. Russia should follow the UN’s ceasefire orders.’ reminded the US Secretary of State. This US criticism towards Russia was against the backdrop of the attacks by the Syrian army in this […]
Ankara/Istanbul : Turkey has deployed soldiers in the ‘Afrin’ region of Syria for action against the ‘Kurds’. The Turkish army declared that this deployment of ‘Special Forces’ is a beginning of a new phase inthe Turkish military action. Meanwhile, the United Nations and the European Union has appealed that Russia and Turkey should observe the […]