Gunmen shoot dead officer and family in Iraq
“Iraqi authorities say gunmen have broken into the house of an anti-terrorism police officer in the southern suburbs of Baghdad, killing five people including him and his sleeping family. “ Source: Gunmen shoot dead officer and family in Iraq | GulfNews.com
N. Korea fires 3 short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters, South reports
“North Korea on Saturday launched three short-range guided missiles of its eastern coast, South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense said, a test to the tentative calm that has emerged on the peninsula following a period of heightened tensions last month.” Source: N. Korea fires 3 short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters, South reports – [...]
Tunisia bars Ansar al-Sharia Salafist meeting in Kairouan
“Tunisia has banned the radical Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia from holding a meeting in the city of Kairouan. The government said the group had ‘shown distain for state institutions’ and was ‘a threat to public security’. The Salafist group has already vowed to go ahead with the gathering and warned that the government would be [...]
Bombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 76 in Iraq
“Bombs struck Sunni districts in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months, officials said, as a spike in violence has created fears that the country could be on the path to a new round of sectarian bloodshed.” Source: Bombs targeting Sunnis [...]
Afghanistan violence: Kandahar car bomb ‘kills nine’
“Two car bombs have killed at least nine people in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say. More than 60 people were wounded in the blasts, mostly civilians, police said.” Source: BBC News – Afghanistan violence: Kandahar car bomb ‘kills nine’
Thieves make off with $1 million in jewels from hotel near Cannes Film Festival
“Thieves stole around $1 million worth of jewelry from a hotel near the Cannes Film Festival sometime early Friday morning, the Associated Press reports. The jewels were in a safe that the thieves ripped out of a wall of a hotel room. According to the BBC, an employee of Chopard, the Swiss jeweler, was staying [...]
Russia names CIA’s Moscow station chief after capture of alleged U.S. spy
“Russia’s Federal Security Bureau has breached protocol to name the man they say is in charge of the CIA’s work in Moscow. A spokesman for the bureau named the CIA’s ‘rezident’ while speaking to Russian media about the capture of alleged spy Ryan Fogle.” Source:Russia names CIA’s Moscow station chief after capture of alleged U.S. [...]
Bangladesh cleans up after killer cyclone
“At least 40 people were either killed by Cyclone Mahasen or while trying to flee its impact, including 25 Muslim Rohingya whose bodies washed up on the shores of Bangladesh after their boat capsized while sailing from Myanmar.” Source: Bangladesh cleans up after killer cyclone | GulfNews.com
Syria crisis: Russia ‘sends sophisticated weapons’
“Russia has sent sophisticated anti-ship missiles to Syria, US media report. The New York Times quotes unnamed US officials as saying the missiles could be used to counter any potential future foreign military intervention in Syria.” Source: BBC News – Syria crisis: Russia ‘sends sophisticated weapons’
US no-fly error ‘allowed terrorist on planes’
“Terrorists on witness protection were able to board flights because their new identities were not updated on the US no-fly list, a watchdog has found. The US justice department report said its Witness Security Program had failed to give the new names to the FBI-managed Terrorist Screening Center.” Source: BBC News – US no-fly error [...]
