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Turkey 'neutralises' over 2000 terrorists in Syria
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb 28 (ANI): Turkey neutralised at least 2,184 terrorists belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PYD/PKK) and Islamic State (IS) group in a military operation in Syria's Afrin region, the Turkish military said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Regime airstrikes continue in Syria despite UN's ceasefire call
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb 27 (ANI): Regime airstrikes and shell-firing continued in Eastern Ghouta in Syria with no signs of stoppage despite United Nations Security Council's call for a 30-day ceasefire, according to Syrian civil defense sources, the White Helmets.
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Turkish Army cuts off Kurdish troops from Syria border
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb 27 (ANI): The Turkish Army, in cooperation with the Free Syrian Army (FSA), has cut off Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) forces from the borders near Syria in Ankara's ongoing military operation against the troops.
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Chidambaram blames Centre's '56 chaati' approach for J-K turmoil
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Former Home Minister P. Chidambaram alleged that the Centre's "muscular, macho 56 chaati" (56-inch chest) approach was responsible for the degrading law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
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16 Turkish women sentenced to death in Iraq for joining IS
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Mosul [Iraq], Feb 26 (ANI): At least 16 Turkish women were sentenced to death by an Iraqi court for joining the Islamic State militant group, a judiciary spokesman said on Sunday.
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Kurdish Syrian ex-leader arrested in Prague
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Feb 25 (ANI): Prominent former leader of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Syria, Salih Muslim, has been arrested in Prague, according to Turkish security officials and the PYD.
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UN Security Council approves 30-day Syria ceasefire resolution
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New York [USA], Feb 25 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Saturday unanimously backed a 30-day ceasefire resolution in Syria to allow for humanitarian aid deliveries and medical evacuations.
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Gucci turbans face backlash from Sikhs
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Milan [Italy], Feb 24 (ANI): Luxury fashion brand Gucci is facing a backlash from people after it adorned white models with traditional Sikh turbans down the ramp in their brand's Fall 2018 fashion week.
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Work on Afghan section of TAPI gas pipeline project begins
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Feb 23 (ANI): The work on the Afghanistan section of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project began in the war-torn country on Friday.
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Saudi, China, Turkey block US move against Pak on terror watch list
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New York [USA], Feb 23 (ANI): China, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have joined hands to block a move by United State President Donald Trump's administration to place Pakistan on an international terror-financing watch list.
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UK MP condemns racist attack on Sikh guest
Updated : 8 years ago IST
London [England], February 23 (ANI): Member of Parliament (MP) in United Kingdom (UK) Tanmanjeet S Dhesi on Thursday strongly condemned the alleged racial attack on his guest whose turban was pulled off while standing in a queue outside the British Parliament.
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Anti poverty measures is the reason given, but China is changing Uighur pr
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 20 (ANI): China is planning to lift over 4,00,000 people out of poverty within this year in its restive Xinjiang autonomous region in northwestern China, as the Chinese Government fears a rise in numbers of local armed groups.
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