Watch | When Arab guerillas hijacked and fired at planes in Rome 50 years ago

Watch | When Arab guerillas hijacked and fired at planes in Rome 50 years ago

A Pan Am Flight was scheduled to fly from Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome to Iran through Beirut, Lebanon. As the flight was about to take off, a group of Arab militants made their way to the terminal and began shooting and firing grenades at the flight The crew attempted to evacuate as … Read more

Friendship with Pak will always remain ‘rock-firm’, says China as it congratulates caretaker PM Kakar

Friendship with Pak will always remain ‘rock-firm’, says China as it congratulates caretaker PM Kakar

Islamabad: China on Monday asserted that its “ironclad friendship” with Islamabad will always remain “rock-firm and unbreakable” irrespective of any changes in the international landscape and the domestic situation in Pakistan, as it congratulates Anwarul Haq Kakar on his appointment as caretaker prime minister. Earlier in the day in Islamabad, 52-year-old Kakar, an ethnic Pushtun … Read more

Gunmen attack major Shiite holy site in Iran, killing 15

Gunmen attack major Shiite holy site in Iran, killing 15

Gunmen attacked a major Shiite holy site in Iran on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens. The attack came as protesters elsewhere in Iran marked a symbolic 40 days since a woman’s death in custody ignited the biggest anti-government movement in over a decade. State TV blamed the attack on “takfiris,” a … Read more

Reprehensible, savage, act of cowardice: J-K leaders condemn killing of cops by terrorist

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Jammu and Kashmir political leaders, including former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, condemned the killing of two unarmed policemen by a terrorist in an upmarket Srinagar area on Friday. Abdullah, who is also the National Conference vice president, said the attack was “reprehensible” as the two policemen were unarmed and shot from behind. … Read more