N.Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles: Seoul

Seoul (IANS) North Korea fired two projectiles believed to be short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, in an apparent show of force against the ongoing joint military exercise between Seoul and…

Trump condemns white supremacy after mass shootings

Washington (IANS) President Donald Trump on Monday said that the US must condemn bigotry, racism and white supremacy, following two mass shootings over the weekend that killed 29 people.

On Saturday, a gunman killed 20 people at a Walmart store…

Bajwa calls meeting of Pak military top brass on Kashmir

Rawalpindi (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has summoned a Corps Commanders Conference on Tuesday after India scrapped special status for Jammu and Kashmir.

The conference will discuss the situation after India scrapped…

S. Korea, US begin joint military drills

Seoul (IANS) South Korea and the US on Monday began joint military military drills despite strong opposition from North Korea, which has conducted three missile tests in the past two weeks.

The two allies conducted their usual maneuvers in…

29 killed in US mass shootings in less than 24 hrs

Washington (IANS) At least 29 people were killed and over 40 others were injured in two separate incidents of mass shootings in the US states of Texas and Ohio in less than 24 hours, media reports said.

In Ohio, nine people, including the perpetrator,…

9 killed, 16 injured in Ohio mass shooting

Washington (IANS) At least nine people were killed, including the shooter, and 16 others injured in a mass shooting on Sunday that took place near a bar in the US state of Ohio, the second such incident that came less than 24 hours after a similar…

More than 20 protesters arrested in Hong Kong after clashes

Hong Kong (IANS) More than 20 people have been arrested for offences including unlawful assembly in Hong Kong's Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok and Wong Tai Sin areas, where chaos and violence raged until early Sunday morning.

After police started…

20 killed in mass shooting at Texas Walmart

Washington (IANS) At least 20 people have been killed and another 24 injured in a mass shooting in the US city of El Paso, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has confirmed.

He described it as one of the deadliest days in the state's history.

Demonstrators gather in Hong Kong amid rising tensions

Hong Kong (IANS) Protesters on Saturday gathered in Hong Kong's busy Mong Kok area, where scenes of bitter violence erupted for days during the pro-democracy Occupy movement of 2014, for the ninth weekend in a row amid mounting tensions with the…

Pyongyang fires unidentified short-range projectiles: Seoul

Seoul (IANS) North Korea on Friday fired unidentified short-range projectiles off its east coast, South Korea's military said, the third such launch in about a week.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the projectiles were fired at 2.59…