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Hooded gunmen fire on French police in MarseilleHooded gunmen armed with Kalashnikov rifles fired on police in the French city of Marseille, where Prime Minister Manuel Valls was paying a visit on Monday, a police source said. Elite police trooops were being sent to the scene i More… |
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India-Pakistan fighting kills 9 civilians, 3 militantsNine civilians were killed and at least 25 wounded on Monday in fighting along a stretch of the disputed border between India and Pakistan in the Kashmir region, the heaviest toll since India called off a round of peace talks last month. More… |
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Gunmen attack plane coming from Saudi in Pakistan cityGunmen fired on a Pakistan International Airlines plane as it was landing in the northern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday night, killing a woman on board and injuring three crew members in the third incident at a Pakistani airport this mon More… |
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Merchant ship shot at in Strait of HormuzUnknown assailants in a speedboat shot at a merchant vessel as it sailed through the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman on Sunday, the NATO Shipping Centre (NSC) said. The unidentified merchant ship reported being shot at twic More… |
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Injured Indian fishermen sue Pentagon in DubaiThree Indian fishermen injured when a US naval ship fired on their boat off the UAE in 2012 are launching a civil case against the Pentagon to seek compensation, their lawyers said. One Indian was killed and three others were inju More… |
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Shots fired at Cannes, actors flee for coverA man was arrested at the Cannes film festival on Friday after firing a starting pistol during a live TV broadcast on the palm-lined waterfront, sending actors Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil running for cover. French TV statio More… |
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12 Syrian soldiers killed in Turkish firingTurkey's military has fired on Syria 87 times, killing 12 Syrian soldiers and destroying several tanks in retaliation for Syrian shells and mortars landing on Turkish territory, a Turkish newspaper reported on Saturday. Turkey More… |
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Mauritania president hurt in 'accidental shooting'Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was "lightly wounded" after a military patrol accidentally fired on his convoy, the government said. Abdel Aziz is undergoing treatment at More… |
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Syrian tanks fire, 20 dead as monitors awaitedAt least 20 people were killed as Syrian tank forces battled opponents of President Bashar Al-Assad in Homs on Monday, residents said, ahead of a planned visit by Arab League monitors to verify whether he is ending a violent crackdown on unrest. More… |
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Yemen forces fire to stop protestersForces loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh opened fire to stop tens of thousands of protesters approaching his compound in the capital Sanaa on Saturday, injuring at least 10 people, witnesses said. In a separate incident in the s More… |
