Police in armored vehicles and helicopters at 0400 yesterday launched mega-raids in favelas (slums) in Rio de Janeiro’s western zone controlled by criminal gangs. At least nine deaths were reported. The favelas targeted in the operation were Rio das
Islamic terrorists killed eight soldiers today in a complex attack on an army housing complex in Bannu, in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A suicide assailant rammed an explosives-laden truck into an outer wall of the compound
Police fired tear gas and swung batons today in a bid to contain fierce clashes between rival student groups at Jahangir Nagar University in Savar, outside Dhaka. Dozens of people were injured. There were major clashes yesterday
The Philippines said one of its sailors suffered serious injuries in an “intentional high-speed ramming” by a Chinese coast guard vessel in the South China Sea yesterday. The incident occurred during an attempt to resupply a small contingent
