Gaza Police Say Blast Kills Two, Cause Being Investigated
Police in Gaza said they are investigating the cause of a blast which killed a man and his son in the enclave on Sunday. The explosion came hours after a ceasefire ended a fierce flare-up in fighting between Israel and Hamas resistance movement. “An explosion took place this morning in a house west of Gaza […]
Palestinians to resume protests day after Israel martyred 59
Palestinians have planned to continue their protests on Tuesday after the Israeli regime martyred 59 of them including 8 children and wounded more than 2,400 on Monday. Today May 15 marks the 70th anniversary of what Palestinians call the Nakba Day or Day of Catastrophe, a day on which hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were […]
Afghan forces kill 3 insurgents in northern province
At least three armed insurgents were killed and four others wounded during military operations in Kunduz province, north of Afghanistan, a local official said saturday. “Security forces launched a military operation in Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province, on Friday night, killing three militants and injuring four others,” Ghulam Hazrat Karimi, a police spokesman in […]
Cleveland Shooting Kills One Boy, Five Others Are Wounded
TEHRAN – One boy was killed and five were wounded Friday night in a shooting on a commercial street in southeast Cleveland, and the US police were looking for an unknown number of suspects who “fired shots and took off running,” said Chief Calvin Williams. The six victims ranged in age from 12 to 16, […]
2 Dead in Shooting at Mexico’s National University
Mexico City officials say at least two people have died in a shooting following a dispute on the campus of the nation’s vast National Autonomous University. The university says the two people involved are not part of the university community, but hasn’t identified them, AP reported. The city prosecutor’s office says two men aged 20 […]
Iran issues protest letter on US Police killing
TEHRAN– Iran sent a letter of protest to Pakistani interests section of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the murder of the Iranian youth in the US and called for immediate measures to be taken concerning the crime. The letter of the interests section of Iran in Washington reads “we have been informed that Bijan […]
Suicide attack kills 4, wounds 5 in S Afghan province
LASHKAR GAH – Four people including three Taliban fighters and one Afghan army personnel were killed and five soldiers sustained injuries after a suicide bomber targeted a military camp in Nawa district of the southern Helmand province on Saturday, spokesman for provincial government Omar Zawak said. “A Taliban terrorist riding an explosive-laden car was attempting […]
Saudi Airstrikes Kill Civilians in Yemen’s Sana’a
TEHRAN – Eight civilians have been killed and several others injured when Saudi warplanes carried out airstrikes against residential areas across Yemeni capital, Sana’a. Eight civilians were martyred and 25 others were injured when Saudi warplanes attacked Belad al-Rous district south of the Yemen capital, the Arabic-language al-Masirah television network reported. Meantime, in retaliatory attacks, […]
Massive blast kills over 180 in Somalia
TEHRAN – The death toll from Saturday’s blast in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has risen to 189 with more than 200 injured, according to local police and hospital sources. A truck bomb exploded outside the Safari Hotel, near Somalia’s Foreign Ministry, and lined with government offices, hotels, restaurants and shops. The blast injured over 200 people and death […]
Las Vegas Shooting: Death Toll Rises to 50 as Police Name Suspect
TEHRAN – The suspected gunmen in the Las Vegas shooting has been identified as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock from Mesquite, Nevada, a report said. Over 50 people died and more than 200 were injured after a gunman opened fire at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival which was taking place across the road from Mandalay […]