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Tel Aviv warns Tehran of action, if needed

MUNICH, Feb 18 (Reuters): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel would act against Iran, not just its allies in the Middle East, if needed, reiterating that Tehran was the world's greatest threat.Holding a piece of what he said was an Iranian drone after its incursion into Israeli...

18 die in explosion at Indian wedding

AJMER (India), Feb 18 (AFP): Rescuers discovered nine more bodies Sunday beneath the ruins of a Indian hotel, bringing the known death toll from an explosion which tore through a wedding party to 18, an official said.A gas cylinder exploded late Friday at the hotel in the city of Beawar,...

Trudeau begins India trip with Taj Mahal visit

AGRA, Feb 18 (AFP): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday toured the Taj Mahal with his wife and children as he began a week-long visit to promote trade and investment with India.Trudeau, his wife Sophie Gregoire and their three children posed for a family portrait before marvelling at the...

Afghan drone strike kills eight militants

KABUL, Feb 18 (Xinhua): An unmanned plane has targeted a drug lab of Taliban in the western Farah province, killing eight militants and destroying a drug lab of the outfit, the official media outlet Bakhtar News Agency (BNA) reported Sunday."Eight Taliban militants were killed and their drug factory was destroyed...

Trump slams FBI over failure to probe

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump lashed out at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), describing its failure to follow up on a tip about the Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz as "very sad", the media reported. The FBI has said that it failed to act on information...

Fire hits Jokhang monastery, one of Tibet's most sacred

BEIJING, Feb 18 (AFP): A fire broke out Saturday at one of the most sacred sites for Tibetan Buddhism, Lhasa's revered Jokhang temple, state media said, but no casualties were reported and the extent of the damage remained unclear.The official Xinhua news agency said the fire began at 6:40pm but...

US vows probe into Syria attack involving Russians

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (AFP): US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Saturday vowed to investigate an attack involving Russian citizens on American-allied forces in Syria but stopped short of accusing Moscow of orchestrating the assault.Russia has acknowledged that five of its citizens were killed in a US-led coalition bombing in the...

News in Brief(19-02-2018)

13 die in Mexican quake zone helicopter crashSANTIAGO JAMILTEPEC, Feb 18: Thirteen people were killed in southern Mexico when a minister's helicopter crash-landed on its way to the epicenter of a powerful earthquake that rattled the region, officials said Saturday. The 7.2 magnitude quake caused only material damage when it...