 |
 |
| July 06, 2014 |
 Kurdish rebels to restart withdrawal in September: report Ankara (AFP) July 05, 2014 - Kurdish rebels will begin a stalled withdrawal from Turkey into their safe haven in northern Iraq after parliament passes reforms aimed at ending a decades-long insurgency, local media reported on Saturday. In an apparent bid to secure votes from the Kurdish community ahead of presidential polls in August, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government submitted a bill to parliament last w ... more |  |
 Japan set for first arms export under new rules: report Tokyo (AFP) July 06, 2014 - Japan is set to approve its first arms export following relaxation of its self-imposed ban, as the nation aims to boost its global military and economic presence, a report said Sunday. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to export a high-performance sensor to the United States, which will use it in the Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) missile defence system to be exported to Qatar, the Ni ... more |  |
 Jihadist 'caliph' demands obedience in unprecedented appearance Baghdad (AFP) July 05, 2014 - Self-proclaimed caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made an unprecedented appearance in the Iraqi city of Mosul, which his forces helped capture last month, and ordered Muslims to obey him, according to a video posted Saturday. That marks a significant change for the shadowy jihadist whose Islamic State (IS) group led a lightning offensive that overran swathes of five provinces north and west of Bag ... more |  |
Leading Sunni scholar says jihadist caliphate violates sharia Doha (AFP) July 05, 2014 - Prominent Sunni Muslim scholar Yusef al-Qaradawi said on Saturday that the declaration of an Islamic caliphate by jihadists fighting the governments in Syria and Iraq violates sharia law. Last Sunday, the jihadists of the Islamic State group declared a caliphate in areas they control in Iraq and Syria and ordered Muslims worldwide to pledge allegiance to their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, un ... more |  |
India nurses return from Iraq to emotional welcome Kochi, India (AFP) July 05, 2014 - A group of 46 Indian nurses held "against their will" in a part of Iraq seized by Islamic militants returned home on Saturday to an emotional reunion with their families. The relatives, clutching bouquets and hoisting "Welcome Home" banners, thronged the nurses as they emerged into the airport in the southern Kerala state city of Kochi, tearfully embracing them. "We're happy and relieved ... more |  |
 | |
Jihadists destroy mosques and shrines in Iraq Baghdad (AFP) July 05, 2014 - Jihadists who overran Mosul last month have demolished ancient shrines and mosques in and around the historic northern Iraqi city, residents and social media posts said Saturday. At least four shrines to Sunni Arab or Sufi figures have been demolished, while six Shiite mosques, or husseiniyahs, have also been destroyed, across militant-held parts of northern Nineveh province, of which Mosul ... more |  |
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the jihadist 'caliph' Baghdad (AFP) July 05, 2014 - Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the enigmatic self-proclaimed "caliph" of a state straddling Iraq and Syria, is increasingly seen as more powerful than Al-Qaeda's chief. The leader of the powerful Islamic State (IS) militant group was on June 29 declared "caliph" in an attempt to revive a system of rule that ended nearly 100 years ago with the fall of the Ottoman Empire. In a video posted online o ... more |  |
 Chinese, Indian militaries vow cooperation: Xinhua Beijing (AFP) July 04, 2014 - Top Chinese and Indian military officials vowed to boost cooperation between the Asian giants during a rare visit by the head of India's army, state media reported. General Bikram Singh, the first Indian army chief to visit China since 2005, held talks Thursday with Fan Changlong, the vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Relation ... more |  |
Ukraine agrees to crisis talks with rebels and Russia Kiev (AFP) July 04, 2014 - Ukraine's embattled new leader agreed on Friday to immediate crisis talks with rebel commanders and Russia aimed at stemming bloodshed that has threatened his strategic country's survival and ruptured East-West ties. Clashes in the economically-vital border regions of Lugansk and Donetsk have picked up with renewed vigour since Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko tore up a 10-day ceasefire ... more |  |
 Queen smashes whisky, gives her name to Britain's biggest warship London (AFP) July 04, 2014 - Queen Elizabeth II smashed a bottle of whisky against Britain's biggest warship on Friday as she gave her name to the new aircraft carrier at a ceremony in Scotland. The 65,000-tonne HMS Queen Elizabeth is one of two carriers being built at a combined cost of Pounds 6.2 billion ($10.6 billion, 7.8 billion euros) to overhaul Britain's naval capabilities. But the pomp of the ceremony at Rosyth D ... more |  |
| |
 Russia sees 'political will' for Iran nuclear accord: official Moscow (AFP) July 04, 2014 - Russia signaled Friday that a deal could be clinched in Iran nuclear negotiations, as there is "political will" and a sense of urgency among participants for an accord before a July 20 deadline. "One feels political will of the participants, and a certain fear that we may not be quick enough - that is a good sign in this situation. There is not much time left. But there are chances," Russia ... more |  |
Bulgaria, NATO allies hold Black Sea drills Sofia (AFP) July 04, 2014 - Bulgaria was hosting joint navy drills with fellow NATO members in the Black Sea on Friday, as the United States tries to reassure a region worried about Russia's intervention in Ukraine. Navy ships from the United States as well as Greece, Romania and Turkey, and four destroyers from NATO's maritime immediate reaction force and a US patrol aircraft, were to take part in the exercises, Bulg ... more |  |
Kurds seek independence vote amid Iraq 'chaos' Baghdad (AFP) July 04, 2014 - Iraqi Kurdish preparations for an independence referendum met with frustration in Washington, which stressed unity was essential to tackle a jihadist-led onslaught that risks "Syria-like chaos". In a rare piece of positive news during the crisis, however, a group of 46 Indian nurses caught up in the conflict were to be freed, one of them told AFP. Iraqi Kurdish president Massud Barzani t ... more |  |
 Bosnia floods unearth war graves Sarajevo (AFP) July 04, 2014 - The remains of 24 people, believed to be Muslims killed during Bosnia's 1990s war, were exhumed from several graves unearthed by May's devastating floods, an official said Friday. Floodwaters removed a three-metre (10 feet) layer of ground exposing several small graves on the left bank of the Bosna river in southern Bosnia, Lejla Cengic, spokeswoman for the Institute for Missing People, told ... more |  |
Turkey softens stance on independence for Iraqi Kurds Istanbul (AFP) July 04, 2014 - After embarking on a peace process with homegrown Kurdish militants, Turkey is finally reconciling itself with the prospect of an independent Kurdish state in neighbouring war-torn Iraq. The idea of an independent Iraqi Kurdistan was once anathema for Ankara, which traditionally feared it would lead to a greater Kurdistan incorporating its own Kurdish-majority regions. But struggling to ... more |  |
| ||||
Suicide bomber kills 15 in attack on Iraq forces Baghdad (AFP) July 04, 2014 - A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at a security forces position north of Baghdad on Friday, killing 15 people, police and a doctor said. The attack south of the sensitive shrine city of Samarra in Salaheddin province, where militants have overrun the state capital and a swathe of other territory, also wounded 25 people. Samarra, 15 kilometres (nine miles) north of w ... more |  |
Indian nurses trapped in Iraq heading home Baghdad (AFP) July 04, 2014 - Forty-six Indian nurses trapped in Iraq's conflict were freed on Friday after getting caught up in a swift militant offensive that has overrun swathes of territory and threatens "Syria-like chaos". Their captivity, along with the capture of 39 other Indian workers in Mosul, left Indian authorities scrambling to secure their release in the first foreign crisis for the new rightwing government ... more |  |
Iraq's most revered cleric criticises fractious parliament Karbala, Iraq (AFP) July 04, 2014 - Iraq's most senior Shiite cleric said Friday the failure of the new parliament to elect a speaker at its first session this week was a "regrettable failure," heaping pressure on premier Nuri al-Maliki. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, along with the international community, has called on Iraq's bickering politicians to unify in the face of a Sunni militant onslaught that began last month, but ... more |  |
 Hackers take over Israel army Twitter account Jerusalem (AFP) July 04, 2014 - Internet hackers briefly took over an Israeli army Twitter account, the military said Friday, posting an alarming message that a nuclear facility had been hit by rocket fire. Israeli news website Ynet posted a screen shot of what it said was the offending tweet. "#WARNING: Possible nuclear leak in the region after 2 rockets hit Dimona nuclear facility" in the south of the country, it rea ... more |  |
Xi's South Korea visit reflects a region in flux Seoul (AFP) July 04, 2014 - China's president on Friday wrapped up a state visit to South Korea that was heavier on symbolism than substance, but also exposed the slowly but steadily shifting bedrock of historical, Cold War alliances in East Asia. Xi Jinping's trip had been seen as a pointed snub to North Korea - his decision to visit Seoul before Pyongyang a sign of Beijing's growing frustration with its wayward, unp ... more |  |
| ADVERTISEMENT + A Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison Report  Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison The Temperflow? uses a patent pending technology that allows body heat to ventilate out the mattress, while cooler air can flow back into the mattress. See www.Temperflow.com for more information about how their technology works. Or read our comparison report on two different memory foam mattress products.+ Buy a Temperflow? bed today and sleep better tonight! |
| ||||||||
No comments :
Post a Comment