Egyptian court blacklists Gaza based Hamas armed wing as terrorst

        Egyptian special court that deals with urgent cases Saturday banned the Hamas's armed wing the Qassam Brigades as a terrorist organisation, Alarabiya network reported. The case brought against the group accused the organisation of involvement in and financing terrorist attacks inside Egypt and of attacking army and police personnel to destabilised the country. Since the ouster of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi in July, 2013, Egyptian authorities has been working to fight against Isamist militant group based on the Sinai Penisula.

India succesfully Test-Fired Agni 5, India's longest Range Ballistic Missile.

           India has successfully test-Fired Agni 5, Ballistic missile on Saturday off the Odisha coast. The missile is an indigenous developed, intercontinental surface -to- air nuclear capable ballistic missile which can hit a target 5000km away and can carry anuclear warhead, NDTV reported. The missile was launched from a canister mounted on a road- mobile launcher at wheelers Island off Odisha coast. Ajit Dova, National securiry Adversor congratulated Chander and the mission team for the successful launched.

Three people killed as gas explosion rocks Mexico children's hospital.

        A gas explsion rocked a children's hospital in Mexico city on Thursday, killing at least three people and injuring dozens, including 22 children, as the building partly collapsed, business Insider reported. Injured and bleeding, mothers were seeing carrying infants fled from a maternity hospital shattered by a powerful gas explosion. More than 60 people were reportedly injured in the blast. Metro news reported that several babies were found alive under the rubble but dozens of people were unccounted for, as dozens of rescuer continued to search through the concrete and metals in search of survivors.

Bulgarian woman dies while celebrating marriage proposal.

       A woman died while celebrating her marriage proposal in Ibiza, the UK's Daily Mail reportedly lost balance as she jumped with excitement after her boy friend proposed to her on a cliff, police in charge of the investigatin said. She lost balance and fell 65 feet down from the cliff. The couple had walked out to a rocky headland at launch time, whenthe boyfriend surprised Mis Dimifrova with his proposal which end up with sorry. May her soul rest in peace.

60 Shai muslim worshippers killed in Pakistani deadly mosque attack

              A deadly bomb attack in a busy Pakistani shia mosque in Southern Pakistan on Friday has killed more than 60 people, officials said in the deadiest terrorist attack to hit Pakistan in nearly two years, AFP reported.  The blast hit the mosque in Shikarpur in Sindh province, around 470 kilometres north of Karachi, as worshippers attended Friday prayer. Television footage of the aftermath showed rescuer piled the wounded into cars, motorbikes for treatment. " The area is scattered with blood and flesh and it smells of burnt meat, people are screaming at each other......it is chaos" eyes withness Zahid Noon said.

At least 30 Egyptian soldiers killed in terrorist deadly attack in Sinai peninsula.

        A deadly attack on Egyptian security forces in Sina peinsula has killed at 29 peope, most of them soldiers. A militant group which pledge allegiance to Islamic state group claimed responsibility of the deadly attack, Dw Tv and Aljazeera news network reported. The attack struck several targets in the restive province where security forces are battling a raging Islamist insurgency. Egyptian president Abdel al-Sisi cut short a visit to the Ethiopian capital for an African Unionsummit as a result of the deadly attack. Insurgents have intensified attacks since Egypt Islamist president Mohammed Morsi was ousted in 2013.

Two Israel Defence Force soldiers killed, 7 wounded in Hezbollah attack .

            Two Israel Defence Force soldiers lost their lives Wednesday by  Lebanon based terrorist group Hizbollah attack. Five anti tanks missiles were fired at Israel Defence Force convoy, hitting two Army vehicles, Jerusalem post reported. The Israel Defence Force responded with artillery fire upon Southern Lebanon. Hezbollah claimed responibility for the deadly attack saying with  it was in retaliatory for an Israeli attack on Hezbollah terrorist fighters which killed six of them and on one Iranian top military commander. Israel prime minister, Benjamin Nethayahu said in response to the attack.: " To everyone who is trying to chanllenge us at northern border, I recommend for them to look what happened in Gaza. Hamas took its hardest hits since its formation and the IDF is prepared to act strongly at all Front".

Nine people killed after masked gunmen attack Corinthia Hotel in Libya.

        Masked gunmen invaded Libya Corinthia hotel on Tuedsday morning after detonating a bomb in the park lot of the hotel. Five hotel guards lost their lives in gun battle. The anadolu news Agency reported that Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack. Four foreigners and five security guards were reported killed in the attack. The attack started in the morning hours and include a car bombing, said Essam al-Naas, a spokeman for a Tripoli securituy agency. The commander of special Deterrent Force, told al-NabaaTV on the latest casalties figure.

30 Filipino Police officers killed in heavy fighting with Muslim rebels in the South.

         Heavy clashes between police and muslim rebeks in Southern Philippine killed at least 30 people in Mamasapaw town, Maguindanaw. The fighting took place on Sunday when Police and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) clashed which eventually resulted to death of 30 people, philippine Times reported. Local officials said the police suffered most of the casualties. The fighting lasted for aboout 12 hours but itwas later subsuded after cease fire monitors intervened in the fighting.

Islamic State beheads one of the two Japanese hostages.

      A video posted online by Isamis State group show the apparent beheading of one of the two Japanese hostages held by ISIS. The beheading came few days after ISIS demanded a ransom of 200 million dollars from Japan within 3 days unless the hostages would be beheaded. ISIS also demanded the release of a female affiliate currently imprisoned in Jordan . Failure to do that will result in the beheading of the second Japanese hostage. Japan, in a news conference said that " Japanese government will not give in to terrorism and will contribute to the peace and stability of the international community and the world" It may recall that ISIS threaten to behead the two hostages after Japanese prime minister pledge millions of dollars as non military aid to assist the country affected by ISIS compaign.

Obama visits India for Republic Day celebration.

           President Obarack Obama with his wife First Lady Michelle Obama landed in New Delhi, the India capital for a three -day visit to India. Obama was received at the airport on Sunday  by India prime minister Narenda Modi. Obama is the first US president to present at India Republic Day parade as a special gust of honour, India state-run Tv (NDTV) reported live. Express Tribune also reported earlier that an estimated 50,000 security personnel, 15,000 CCTV cameras, a team of secrect service agents, and other security measures will be deployed to enhance peaceful visit.

US-led coalition airstrikes have killed 6,000 Islamic State fighters --- US ambassador to Iraq.

         The US -led airstrikes have "killed more than half" of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) groups's leadership, US ambassador to Iraq Stuart Jones told a popular Arab channel , Alarabiya news channel. He described the airstrikes as heaving a deadly blow on ISIS. " We estimate that the airstrikes have now killed more than 6000 ISIS fighters in Syria and Iraq" he said. The estimate was calculated by US Central Command and finds ISIS fighters have been killed in Iraq and Syria by coalition airstrikes. Chuck Hagel, US secretary of Defence said "thousads" have been killed but could not actually confirm the 6,000 estimated by US ambassador to Iraq.

Saudi Arabia buries King Abdullah on Friday in Rayadh.

              Saudi Arabia buried king Abdullah as foreign leaders gathered in the capital Riyadh, the Saudi capital for the funeral of the respected wealthy king. King Abdullah was succeeded by Prince Salman. Those attended were Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Pakistani prime minster Nawaz Shariff,  President of Omar, Hassan al-Bashir, Egypt's prime minister Ibrahim Mahleb, Qatari leader, Bahrain leader and other leaders from Iraq, Kuwait were in attendance, Saudi State television reported. In a televised address, Saudi new king Salman vowed to " continue alhering to the correct policies of his predecessors "We will remain, God willing, holding straight course that this kingdom has walked on since its establishment by the lat kng Abdullaziz, he said".

BREAKING NEWS: Saudi Arabia King is dead, succeeded by Prince Salman.

   Saudi Arabia king Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz is dead. He was 90, state TV reported. The cause of his dead was unknown, but the royal court, quoted by the official Saudi News Agency, said the king had a lung infection when he was admitted Dec 31, 2014. He is succeeded by crown prince, Salman, Saudi state TV announced the king's death and that a new king had assume the throne.

Boko Haram leader claims Baga massacre in new video, threatening more attacks.

                    Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the attack and massacre of the Nigeria town of Baga in Northeast of the country which report said killed 2,000 civilian. In a video posted online Wednesday shows the group's leader Abubakar Shekau, declaring " We carried out the Baga massacre abd we are going to do more" "We indeed killed them as our Lord instructed us in His Book", Shakau said in the 35 minutes message, which was obtained by AFP. The video also reportedly shows several weapons seized by the group from a military base in Doron Baga, and Shekau claiming that they are "enough to annihilate Nigeria" " We are the ones that carried out the attack and it is just the tip of the iceberg", Shekau says, in the video, reuters news agency reported. " There are more to come"

BREAKING NEWS: Shiite Houthi rebels seize Yemen Presidentia Palace.

          Shiite Huthi rebels have overun Yemen sunni- majority government of president Abdu Rabu Mansur Hadi. Yemeni army col. Saleh al-jamalani told the Associated press that Shiite Huthi fighters have seized the presidential palace in a move he described as a " coup". The Yemeni Palace guards surrender to the Huthi fighters after receiving assurances of safe conduct for the President, deputy finance minister told US media by phone. Meanwhile United Nations secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for immediate cease fire, demanding the government's full authority be restored. A US state Department official said the United State remains "firmly commired" to supporting Hadi and his government and is calling for an  " immediate cessation of hostilities", voa news reported. It may recall that Iran back Shiite Huthi rebels seize most parts of Yemen including Saana, the capital in Semptember. Gulf nations has accused Iran several times of interferring in the affairs of Bahrain as well as Yemen.

Islamic State(ISILS) threatens to kill Two Japanese Hostages unless 200 million dollars ramson is Paid.

           An online video posted by Islamic State group Tuesday showed the group fighters threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless 200 million dollars ramson is paid within three days. The militants says that the ramson demand is to compensate for non-miitary aid that prime minister Shinzo  Abe pleadged to support countries affected by the campaign against Islamic state group, japan times reported. Tokyo, Chief government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said in a press conference today that Japan will not take order or bow to extremist. "Our country's stance-contributing to the fight against terrorism withot giving in- remain unchanged" The ISIL gunman in the video who was with knife said "To  the prime minister of Japan: Although you are more than 8,000 and 500 kilometers from the Islamic state, you willingly have volunteered to take part in this crusade" It may recall that Japan pleadge millions of dollars to support countries affected by Islamic state fighters when on six days visit to the middle east. Abe said the millions of dollars pleadge was not for military support but for humanitarian mission.

Hundred homes flooded in Bosnia after heavy rainfall.

          Heavy rainfall has caused rivers to rise in the Sarajevo area on Monday and flood homes. Authorities said 100 homes were underwater. Elderly women were evacuated by rescuers but many people in the area refused to leave their homes, twcc.com reported. Bosnians have still not recovered from the devasting floods in May, which displaced 90,000 people from their homes and left 43000 homes in need of repair. In central Bosnia, the river Bosna is reaching a critical level and rain has caused at least three land slides.

Zambia authorities deploys 8,500 security forces ahead of Tuesday Presidential election.

         Zambia authorities deployed 8500 security forces to protect 6,456 polling stations nationalwide ahead of the upcoming presidential election scheduled for Tuesday, Zambia local media reported. "I wish to assure people who will be voting in Tuesday's election that enough security measures have been putin place to ensure their safety", Zambia Inspector General of police Stella Libinganitold a press conferencein Lusaka, the Zambia capital, worldbulletine.net reported. There are 5,166,088 registered voters in Zambia which has a population of over 13 million, according to a 2010 census in Zambia.

A senior Iranian military general killed in Israeli airstrike on Sunday.

         Iranian authorities has confirmed that a senior Iraian general was killed Sunday in an alleged Israel airstrike on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights, Iranian media reported. The airstrike came three days after Hezbollah lead Hassan Nasralla said he considered frequent Israel strikes in Syria as major acts of aggression, and that Syria and its allies had the right to respond.  General Mohammed Ali Allahadadi was killedin the same Sunday airstrike that killed six others during a field inspection in Quneitra, a Hezbollah statement said.

35 Syrian soldiers killed in plane crash.

          Thirty five Syrian soliers have een killed when their plane crashed in the country's northwestern province of Idib, activist reported on Sunday. Syrian official news agency SAA confirmed the incident, saying the plane crashed upon landing in the arbase due to bad weather. The UK based Syria Observatory For Human Right said the plane crashed after hitting electricity lines in heavy fog in Idib province. Syria's Al-Qaeda affiliate group Al-Nusra Front claimed on Twitter that it had shot down the plane.

Israel's airstrikes killed Hezbollah members including one of the group commanders.

           Israel airstrikes has killed five Hezbollah members including a commander on Sunday when an Israeli helicopter fired two missiles in the Syria province of Quneitra near the Israeli occupied Golan Heights, Hezbolah -run al-manar news channel reported. "A group of Hizbollah Mujahedeen were martyred in a Zionist rocket attack in Quneitra, and their names will be revealed later", said  a message on Hezbollah's Al-manar news channel. Iran state-run Press tv reported that Hezbollah official said Jihad mughniyeh, the son of Hezbollah's slain top military commander, Imad Mughniyeh,and a field commander were killed in the attack.

Islamic State frees around 350 Yazidi captives in Iraq.

           Islamic State (ISIS) free around 350 Yazdi captives in Iraq's north Kirkuku, on Saturday, delivering them to safety in the country's north. The group of mainly elderly Yazidis crossed out of ISIS - controlled territory and were received by Kurdish officials, BBC reported. Most of those released Saturday were children and the elderly, said Saman Jabari, the Kurdistan Democratic party leader. Islamic state militants attacked Yazidiin northwestern Iraq last summer, killing or capturing and enslaving thousands of the minority group.

Six million people turn out for Pope's final day in Phillippine.

       Six million people poured into Philippine's capital Manila's streets on Sunday as Pope Francis ended his Asian trip. He appeal for Filipines to protect their young fromsin. The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, saidthe Vatican had received the figure officially from local authorities and that it wasa record, surpassing the 5 million who turned out for St. John Paul II 's final mass in the same venue in 1995, Associated Press reported. "It was a blessing that we saw him , Even if we were soaked by the rain, we feel fine", said Emmie Toreras, 38 who was wearing a garbage bag to guard against the rain.She said she had sleptin the park since Friday to score a vew of the Pope.

Indonesia executes six drug convicts, including for foreigners.

          Indonesia authorities has executed six people of convicted drug offenders by firing squard. The convicts were from Vietnman, Nigeria , Malawi, Brazil, Netherlands and one Indonesia. They were executed after mid night on Sunday, SBS reported. Abc news network reported that Brazil and Netherlands recalled their ambassadors in Indonesia after the authorities ignored their pleas for clemency and executed their nationals. A spokesman for the attorney-general's office, Tony Spontana, said all the prisoners were executed around the same time, shortly after midnight. The European Union had earlier urged Jakarta not to go ahead with the executions with foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini calling the plan " deeply regrectable"

Five people killed, churches burn as protest rocks Niger.

         At least six churches were razed to the groundwhen stone-throwing demostrators set fire to two churches in Niamey, the Niger capital. Another five people were killed in Niger a day before churches were set ablazed, tribune india reported. Protest broke out after French magazine Charlie Hebdo published Cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad. Police fire teagas at gangs of youths, who responded by throwing patrol bombs and erecting barricades of burning tyres, Eyewitness said. Several people were injured. Residents said churches were razed to the ground, christians home looted and French cutural centre attacked during the violence in Zinder on Friday.

Chadian government Deploys Troops to Cameroon to fight Boko Haram.

         Chadian authorities has deployed thousands of troops to Cameroon to help fight the deadly terrorist group Boko Haram. A convoy of Chadian tanks and armored vehicles motored left the Chad's capital N'Djamena to Cameroon after Chad's parliament voted to send troops into nearby Cameroon to fight Boko Haram Islamist, VOA reported. Chad said earlier this week that it would support Cameroon, whose presdent, Paul Biya, had appealed for assistanceto fight Boko Haram. It was not clear if the troops will enter Boko Haram's syrongholds in northereastern Nigeria. Fighting broke out Monday in the border town of Kolofata when the miltants group crossed the border from Nigeria and attack a Cameroon military base. Tens of thousands of people joined a march in N'Djamena on Saturday in support of chadian troops headingto Cameroon to fight Boko Haram.

BREAKING NEWS: Gunmen suspected to be Shiite Houthi militias seizes Yemen President's Chief of Staff

          Unknown gunmen suspected to be shiite Houthi militia in control of Yemen's capital seized president Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi's chief of staff saturday. He was kidnapped at a gunpoint in Yemen's capital Saana. Alarabiya reported. " An armed group set up a check- point in Hada," a southern district of Saana and " captured the chief of staff with his companions", an official from the national dialogue secretariat told Associated France Press (AFP). He was reported to have " driven away to an unknown location", the official said, adding that the abductors "are suspected of being shiite militias (Houthi militiamen)

Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, visits Jordan.

            Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, accompanied with his wife, arrives in Amman, the Jordan's capital on Saturday. Abe arrive in Jordan as part of a six day regional visit. He toured the Jordan Museum, which documents the kingdom's cultural and politica history and tells the story of Jordan over the different ages, Jordan News Agency reported. Earlier in Cairo, Abe pledged 200 million dollars in non- military assistance for countries affected by Islamic state group's bloody war. Abe launched a regional tour that includes visits to Jordan and Israel.

France post office hostage-taker surrenders to police

        A gunman who held people hostage in a Paris post officen a suburb northwest of Paris on Friday surrendered to French police, French police source said. There were no lost of lives in the incident. " There was no assault, the man gave himself up", the source said. The hostages were in shock but there were no report of injuries. It may recall that gunmen attacked Paris based weekly magazine and killed 17 people including the newspaper editor.

21 people confirmed dead after Chinese tugboat sinks on trial voyage.

         Twenty-one people have been confirmed dead after a tugboat sank on a trial voyage on the Yangtze, Chinese state media reported on Saturday. The vessel was raised 40 hours after it sank while undergoing testing with 25 people, including eight foreigners, aboard on Thursday afternoon, Chinese state media reported. Rescuers were still searching the cockpit of the newly built boat and along the river for the missing persons. The tragic accident occured on a stretch of the river between Jingjiang and Zhangjiagag near the commercial hub Shanghai.

Flooding kills more than 176 people, displaces over 200,000.

       At least 176 people are dead and 200,000 have been displaced from flooding that has left homes and schools submerged in water and roads washed away by the deadly flood in Malawi, the country vice president said. The army and the polie were conducting a joint operation to rescue hundreds of people trapped in their homes by flood waters. President Peter Mutharika declared 10 out of 28 districts in the country disaster zones. The president appealed to the international community for assistance for the improversed country.

Saudi Arabia authorities publicly beheaded a woman after she found guilty of Murder.

    A woman was reportedly beheaded in Mecca city, Saudi Arabia after she found guilty of murder and sexual abuse of her seven-year-old step-daughter, report said. The woman who was identified asLaila Bint Abdul Mutfalih Basim. A video of her execution was posted on YouTube which showed the helpless woman screaming " I did not kill" repeatedly. The video was later taken down by YouTube because of the horror nature of the video. Saudi Arabia interior ministry in a statement said the sentence was warranted due to the gravity of the crime. Saudi Arabia had been criticized on several occasion for constantly executing its prisoners. Amnesty International report recently released showed that Saudi Arabia and Iran top the execution list.

President Assad of Syria secretly builds nuclear complex underground

 Reports from Germany weekly magazine, 'Der Spieged' said saturday issue that Syria president Assad is working secrectly in an underground bunker to manufacture nuclear warpon. The factory was reportedly located western parts of the country, close to Lebanes border.. According to the magazine sources were from 'exclusive documents and satellite photos, as well as conversation intercepted by intellgence agencies, the magazine and iraqiNews.com reported. According to te magazine, Iranian and NorthKorean experts are working in the site. It may recall that Israel was reportedly bomb Syria nuclear site secrectely built in the desert then, Israel authorites never deny or confirm the bombing.

8 people killed in Somalia after Al-shabaab Ambush military convoy.

           Five Somalia soldiers and three government officials were reported killed Thursday in an attack by Al-shabab militant group in western Gedo region. " I confirm that seven people were killed in total, among the dead were three government soldiers", Ibrahim Adamu, district commissioner for the Gedo region told the Turkey Anadolu news agency. The eight were reported killed when militants ambushed an army convey in Garboharey.

100 people feared dead after boat sinks in Central Africa Republic.

            Nearly 100 people are feared dead in the Central African Republic after boat caught fire and sank on a river, official said Thursday. The incident was reported ti have taken place on Monday after a boat carrying 100 people  left the capital Bangui on the Oubangui River, AFP reported. " The boat sank on Monday after its engine exploded and a fire broke out on board", an anonymous official told Turkey Anadolu news agency. No official death toll has been released. It clear whether there were any survival.

BREAKING NEWS: Irish Priest announced he is gay during Mass and receives standing oviation.

                Irish catholic priest announced by suprised to his congregation during Saturday Mass that he was gay. Father Martin Dolano of the church of st Nicholas of Myrain Francis street in Dublin told his congregation " I am gay myself", Irish central and Christian Today reported. He has been the priest and administrator at church of st Nicolas of Myra in Dubblin for tge past 15 years. He was calling on his congregation to vote for same sex marriage in the upcoming Irish referendom, when he opened up " I am gay mysef" His statement at that church on Saturday was met with standing ovation and applause.

Pope Francis heads to Sri Lanka, Philippine, kicking off Asia trip.

            Pope Francis set off on Monday for a six-trip to Sri Lanka and the Philippine. Pope Francis left Rome at 7.00pm and he is expected to land in Colombo, the Sri Lanka capital 9.00am local time on Tuesday, EWTN  and Znews reported. The trip comes just few days after Sri Lanka just elected a new president after the defeat of the incumbet. The Pope is expected to preach to millions of people in Philippine where Typhoon Haiyan killed 7500 people and destroyed entire farming and fishing communities in Central Philippines.