Egypt Muslim Brotherhood chief given new death sentence

An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced to death Muslim Brotherhood General Guide Mohammad Badie and 13 others over violence that killed 10 people in Cairo in summer 2013.

The court referred its decision to the country’s Grand Mufti, who must give an opinion on death sentences before they can be confirmed.

CBI court convicts 17 cops in 2009 Dehradun encounter case

A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Friday convicted 17 policemen in connection with the Ranbeer Singh encounter case of 2009, reports said.

According to reports, the court will pronounce the quantum of punishment on Monday.

Among the cops who have been convicted, seven have been held guilty of murder and the rest for related offences.

Nadra has no record of ‘suicide bomber’ who killed two army colonels: police

RAWALPINDI: A police team investigating Wednesday’s suicide attack could not get any help from the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) regarding the identity of the attacker.

The suicide bomber blew himself up near a vehicle of security personnel at a railway crossing at the junction of Fateh Jang and Rawalpindi on Wednesday morning, leaving two colonels of Pakistan Army and three civilians dead.

Pakistan fully capable of defending itself, PM Nawaz

LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday gave an address on the occasion of Youm-i-Takbeer and said that Pakistan is fully capable of defending itself against any possible aggressive designs, DawnNews reported.

The premier congratulated the nation on the event and said that the country’s nuclear assets were in safe hands, adding that it was for peaceful purposes.

Two foreigners injured in attack on US consulate vehicle in Herat, Afghanistan

HERAT: At least two foreign security personnel were wounded in an attack on a US consulate vehicle in the western Afghan city of Herat on Wednesday, officials said.

The vehicle was on its way to the airport when an unidentified gunman on a motorbike shot at it with a rocket-propelled grenade in Enjeel district of the city, district chief Basher Ahmad told AFP.

Four police killed in attack on Tunisia minister’s home

TUNIS: Four Tunisian police officers were killed in a “terrorist” attack overnight on the home of Interior Minister Lotfi Ben Jeddou in the west-central Kasserine region, a ministerial spokesman said Wednesday.

“Four police officers were killed and another injured during a terrorist attack with Kalashnikov rifles that targeted the Kasserine home of the interior minister,” spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui told AFP.

Taliban’s Mehsud faction severs ties with TTP

PESHAWAR: The spokesman of the Mehsud faction of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Azam Tariq on Monday announced that his group has formally separated from the central outlawed militant group.

The spokesman of the Mehsud group, who was also a central member of the Taliban shura, made the announcement in a press conference.

He added that the other Taliban factions were also becoming distrustful of the main organisation.

Azam further said that the Mehsud group had tried to reform the TTP, adding that despite its efforts, conniving elements in the organisation had emerged successful.

Deaths as suicide blast hits Afghan capital

A suicide bomber has struck an army minibus in the Afghan capital, killing at least two people and injuring two others, the defence ministry has said.

“A suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated his explosives near an army minibus,” ministry spokesman Zahir Azimi told Reuters news agency on Monday.

Kabul police spokesman Hashmatullah Stanikzai told AFP news agency that there were casualties among the soldiers but was unsure of how many.

Turkey warns citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Libya, Nigeria

The Foreign Ministry has warned Turkish citizens to defer non-essential travel to Libya due to recent armed clashes in Benghazi and Tripoli, as well as to Nigeria because of a recent rise in terror and kidnapping incidents.

The Foreign Ministry posted separate warnings concerning these two countries on its official website on May 26. The citizens who are currently in Libya and who will still travel to the country despite the warning should take the required measures and be vigilant with their safety, the ministry said.

Imran Farooq murder: Scotland Yard releases photos of two suspects

KARACHI: The Metropolitan Police Service London (MPS) also known as the Scotland Yard on Tuesday released photographs of the two men suspected of being involved in the murder of Dr Imran Farooq, DawnNews reported.

Scotland Yard has also claimed that both suspects are in custody of Pakistani authorities.

In January this year, BBC news had reported that the suspects had been identified by the names of Mohsin Ali Syed and Muhammad Kashif Khan.