Cameron chairs National Security Council meeting LONDON, June 18, (Agencies): Prime Minister David Cameron warned Wednesday that militants making advances in Iraq and fighting in Syria were also planning to attack Britain. “I’d disagree with those people who think this is nothing to do with us and if they want …
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Twitter restores access to ‘blasphemous’ content in Pak
Move hailed by free speech activists ISLAMABAD, June 18, (AFP): Twitter has restored access inside Pakistan to dozens of tweets and accounts, after blocking them last month following official complaints about “blasphemous” content, in a move hailed by free speech activists. The microblogging site said it had changed its May …
Read More »FIGHTING NEARS BAGHDAD; U.S. FORCES IN TO SECURE ASSETS
UN warns Iraq risks disintegration BAGHDAD, June 17, (Agencies): Fighting erupted at the northern approaches to Baghdad Tuesday as Iraq accused Saudi Arabia of backing militants who have seized swathes of territory in an offensive the UN says threatens its very existence. Washington deployed some 275 military personnel to protect …
Read More »460 suspected Boko Haram rebels detained
Status will be known after probe LAGOS, June 17, (AFP): Nigeria’s military said on Tuesday that they had detained more than 460 people travelling from the country’s north to the south, reportedly on suspicion of being Boko Haram members. Army spokesman Brigadier General Olajide Laleye said 462 people, including eight …
Read More »Islamist militants kill 15 more in new attack on Kenyan coast
Kenyatta says politics not insurgents behind attacks MPEKETONI, Kenya, June 17, (RTRS): Somali-linked Islamist militants killed at least 15 people and torched houses in a second night of attacks on Kenya’s coast. Kenya’s president shifted blame to domestic rivals on Tuesday for two attacks that killed 65 people on the …
Read More »Cathay Pacific to suspend Pakistan flights
KARACHI, June 17, (AFP): Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific is to suspend flights to and from Pakistan, officials said Tuesday, following last week’s brazen attack on Karachi airport which left 38 people dead including the 10 attackers. “The airline is ceasing its operations in Pakistan for an indefinite time for both …
Read More »Slow Count Keeps New Kosovo Govt in Limbo
With the last votes from the general election yet to be counted, the political parties are still squabbling over who has the right to form a new government in Kosovo.
Read More »Kosovo MP Candidate Gunned Down Outside Restaurant
Kosovo police have launched a probe into the murder of Elvis Pista, a prospective MP from the Democratic Party of Kosovo, who was shot dead in his hometown of Rahovec/Orahovac.
Read More »UN Urges Kosovo to Help Refugees Return
The UN refugee agency called on the authorities to ensure that people who fled Kosovo during the 1998-99 war have places to live and security if they choose to return home.
Read More »Bosnia Arrests Serb Fighter Over Bihac Killings
Former military policeman Zeljko Stanarevic was arrested on suspicion of having participating in the killings of Bosniak civilians in the north-western Bihac municipality.
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