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Khalil Khan
Joined on: Apr 23, 2014 Published stories: 282

Articles By Khalil Khan

At least 60 killed in an attack on a bus of prisoners in Iraq

iraq-violence

At least 60 prisoners were killed Thursday and eight policemen injured in an attack on the bus prisoners were taken  in northern Baghdad (Iraq). A group of gunmen launched the attack with explosives that exploded when the vehicle in the Al Taji. The attack has provoked an intense exchange of gunfire between security forces and […]

Airlines resume flights to Tel Aviv while Hamas attacks

flights to israel resumed

The dozen U.S., Canadian and European airlines on Tuesday canceled their flights to and from Israel have chosen to resume flight operation in the Ben Gurion International Airport. The decision to suspend travel came after a Palestinian militias rocket hit in open countryside near the airfield, which triggered the alarm after two weeks went really […]

United States condemns Russian military escalation

us-russia

The tragedy of flight from Malaysia Airlines has not silenced weapons in Ukraine.  United States yesterday accused Russia of Vladimir Putin of provoking an escalation by launching rockets from Russian territory against Ukrainian positions and transfer of heavy weapons and troops near the border between the two countries. If the allegations are true, would indicate […]

Ukrainian Prime Minister resigns

Arseniy Yatseniuk

The Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk, was forced to resign on Thursday after two parties supporting the government abandon parliamentary coalition – so did 15 independent deputies. New elections will presumably be held next October. “I announce my resignation as a result of the dissolution of the coalition and the blockade of government bills,” said […]

No safe place for residents of Gaza

israel shelling on gaza

Professor Ibrahim Kilani and his family fled their home in Beit Lahia, a town north of Gaza on Thursday when Israeli soldiers began its ground invasion of Gaza. Many Palestinians then thought the infantry and tanks would attack northern territory, so Ibrahim took his five children to Shiyaiya, east of Gaza City. They came out […]

Over 40 killed in a plane crash in Taiwan

TransAsia Airways

Over 40 people were killed Wednesday July 23, 2014 in a TransAsia Airways plane crash attempting an emergency landing in the Penghu Islands of Taiwan during a thunderstorm, according to the Chinese agency Xinhua quoted by Reuters. Taiwanese media claim that it was a domestic flight. The authorities in the area, according to France Press, […]

Train with bodies of MH17 crash reaches Kiev controlled area

MH17 flight recorder

The train carrying the bodies of those killed in the crash of flight MH17 is already in the city of Kharkiv, controlled by the government of Kiev. The convoy carrying the remains of the nearly 300 passengers in refrigerated wagons reached Tuesday morning, accompanied by a group of representatives of the OSCE, Malaysia and the […]

Jakarta Governor wins Indonesian Presidential elections

Joko Widodo

The governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo, has been declared the winner of the Indonesian elections held on July 9 and will be the first president with no ties to the former military regime of Suharto, according to France Press Tuesdays. Widodo, according to official results, has achieved 53% of the vote compared to 47% of […]

US drone strikes had killed 6 al-Qaeda leaders in Waziristan

Drone strike kills 8 in Pakistan

United States missile strikes in North Waziristan by drones has killed 6 al-Qaeda commanders according to report in daily The News. It is reported that al-Qaeda leader Sanafi al Nasr based in Syria has confirmed the “Martyrdom of six of the dearest comrades” using the social media site Twitter. Pakistan Army is engaged in an […]

Artillery shell hits hospital in Gaza killing 4

Israeli invasion of Gaza

A shell fired by a tank has impacted on Monday on the third floor of the Al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah, where the Intensive Care Unit and several operating rooms were located. The explosion has left at least four dead and 16 wounded, including medical staff, according to the Health Ministry spokesman quoted by […]

Supreme Court overturns ruling against Sethi as PCB Chairman

Najam Sethi

Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday July 21, 2014 has overturned the ruling of Islamabad High Court (IHC) against Najam Sethi’s appointment as chairman Pakistan Cricket Board. Two judges bench also asked the PCB to start the process for the election of the new Chairman within seven days. Sethi confirmed that he will not contest for […]

Netanyahu wins extreme right with ground operation

Israeli prime minister

In a country like Israel, where alliances crises always prevent legislatures to take unanimous decisions, Gaza has emerged as the new touchstone of governance, an opportune time for each faction to try to impose their own vision. The fight is hard on the right wing, with ministers Avigdor Lieberman, foreign minister, and Naftali Bennett, head […]

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