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Six Syrians arrested for ‘planning terror attack’ in Germany

  • Six Syrians arrested for ‘planning terror attack’ in Germany Frankfurt am Main, (MILLAT ONLINE):German police on Tuesday arrested six Syrian refugees suspected of preparing a terror attack in the name of the Islamic State militant group, prosecutors said. The suspects, aged 20 to 28, were detained in dawn raids that saw some 500 police officers […]

  • ‘Active’ Syria military operations nearing end: Russian army chief

    ‘Active’ Syria military operations nearing end: Russian army chief Sochi, Russia, (MILLAT ONLINE):Russia’s military chief on Tuesday said active operations in Syria were “coming to an end”, echoing comments made by President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad the day before. “The active phase of military operations in Syria is coming […]

  • Suicide bomber kills 50 in Nigeria

    Suicide bomber kills 50 in Nigeria Kano, Nigeria, (MILLAT ONLINE):At least 50 people were killed on Tuesday when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a mosque in northeast Nigeria, police said, in an attack blamed on Boko Haram militants. The blast occurred during early morning prayers at the Madina mosque in the Unguwar Shuwa […]

  • Sri Lanka to probe phone tapping of legislators

    Sri Lanka to probe phone tapping of legislators Colombo, (MILLAT ONLINE):Sri Lanka’s parliament Tuesday announced an investigation into how the private phone records of legislators were leaked in a scandal that has deepened acrimony between President Maithripala Sirisena and his coalition. Lawmakers allege their phones were illegally tapped by a commission selected by Sirisena to […]

  • Suicide bomber kills at least 15 in Nigeria: emergency services

    Suicide bomber kills at least 15 in Nigeria: emergency services Kano, Nigeria, (MILLAT ONLINE):At least 15 people were killed on Tuesday when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a mosque in Mubi, northeast Nigeria, the emergency services and a government official said. Haruna Furo, head of the Adamawa state emergency management agency, and Musa […]

  • Asian markets rally after Wall St lead, euro struggles

    Asian markets rally after Wall St lead, euro struggles Hong Kong, (MILLAT ONLINE):Asian markets mostly rose on Tuesday as traders took heart from a healthy run on Wall Street, though German political uncertainty kept pressure on the euro. While concerns about the prospects for US tax reform continue to nag, optimism about the global economy […]