World

[ad_1] Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister on Monday defended the widely criticized delay in announcing the results of last week’s parliamentary election, saying authorities took only 36 hours to count over 60 million votes while grappling with militant attacks. Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar pointed out that election results had been announced after 66 …

[ad_1] The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab claimed an attack that killed four Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer on a training mission at a military base in the Somali capital, authorities said Sunday. The attack Saturday targeted the troops at the General Gordon Military Base in Mogadishu. Details about …

[ad_1] Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister said a large oil spill near the twin-island nation in the eastern Caribbean has caused a “national emergency” as crews struggled to contain the oil already coating numerous beaches on Tobago’s southwest coast. The government has yet to identify the owner of the vessel …

[ad_1] Police in the Democratic Republic of the Congo fired tear gas on Monday to disperse protesters who burned tires and U.S. and Belgian flags near Western embassies and U.N. offices in the capital Kinshasa, angry about insecurity in eastern Congo. The protesters, seizing on a new tactic by targeting …

[ad_1] Kosovo show weapons seized after recent siege Kosovo called on Serbia on Monday (September 25) to hand over all those involved in a shootout between Kosovar police and ethnic Serb gunmen that killed four people in the restive north of the country. (Reuters) Thousands of minority Serbs in Kosovo …

[ad_1] The main Jewish organization in Switzerland has condemned an antisemitic sign at a ski store near Davos. The sign, written in Hebrew, allegedly barred Jews from renting equipment due to “annoying incidents,” including theft, seemingly targeting Israeli visitors. The Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities has labeled the sign as …

[ad_1] Three people were fatally shot on Monday in the offices of a shipping company near Athens. The suspected gunman, believed to be a company employee, also took his own life. The shooting occurred in Glyfada, a seaside suburb of the capital. Three people were fatally shot Monday in the …

[ad_1] A fire broke out on Monday at a waterpark being built at Liseberg park in Gothenburg, Sweden. People in the area were advised to stay indoors and close doors, windows, and ventilation due to the smoke. Nearby hotel and office facilities were evacuated, with debris scattered by an explosion …

[ad_1] Israeli forces successfully rescued two Israeli hostages held in the Gaza city of Rafah, officials announced early Monday. In a joint operation conducted overnight by the Israeli Defense Forces, Israeli Securities Authority and Israeli police rescued Fernando Merman, 60, and Louis Har, 70, and evacuated them in a helicopter …

[ad_1] A U.S. soldier died in a noncombatant incident at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait, according to a press release from the U.S. Army.  The identification of the soldier is being withheld at this time until notification of kin is complete. The cause of the soldier’s death is being investigated.  U.S …