Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
Shootout in northern Paris as police hunt attackers: sources
PARIS (AFP) – Shooting broke out in northern Paris during a dawn raid by police investigating the Paris attacks, sources said Wednesday, as police hunted those behind the attacks that claimed 129 lives in the French capital.Several police were wounded in the raid, said a source close to the operation, which began before dawn in the suburb...
France, Russia bombard ISIS as attacks spark unlikely alliance
PARIS (AFP) – France and Russia agreed to coordinate their military and security services in an unusual alliance against Islamic State jihadists in Syria on Tuesday after a devastating attack on Paris and the bombing of a Russian plane.Warplanes from both countries unleashed bombs on the IS stronghold of Raqa as Paris and Moscow vowed...
Key suspect in Nanga Parbat massacre escapes police raid
ISLAMABAD (AFP) – A key suspect in the 2013 massacre of foreign climbers in Pakistan is on the run after he hurled grenades at officers who were pursuing him, injuring 10 of them, officials said Tuesday.The suspect, named by police as Rahimullah, has a bounty on his head of one million rupees ($10,000) over his alleged involvement in the...
World wounded, angered by Paris terror attacks
PARIS (AFP) – Mourners across the globe reacted to the attacks in Paris with tears and anger, but also with colourful shows of solidarity with France.Monuments across the world, from the Sydney Opera House in Australia to One World Trade Center in New York, have been adorned with Frances blue, white and red colours, while the French...
Athletics: Russia faces exile as IAAF decides doping fate
MONACO (AFP) – Russia, accused of state-sponsored doping, have said they are ready to establish a new anti-doping agency hours before world athletics chiefs meet with exclusion from the 2016 Olympics a potential long-term consequence for Moscow.Sebastian Coe, the recently-elected president of the International Association of Athletics...
German ex-leader Schmidt, master of realpolitik, dead at 96
BERLIN (AFP) – Former West German chancellor Helmut Schmidt, who died Tuesday aged 96, was an inveterate European, master of realpolitik, and straight-talking elder statesman who commanded respect and headlines into his twilight years.Schmidt led then-West Germany from 1974 to 1982 as it rose to become a global economic powerhouse.A...
Football: Mourinho faces laundry list of problems
LONDON (AFP) – Jose Mourinho has vowed to abide by the rules when the embattled Chelsea manager serves his stadium ban at Stoke on Saturday.The terms of Mourinhos punishment for verbally abusing referee Jonathan Moss during a recent defeat at West Ham mean he will not be allowed to enter the Britannia Stadium, before, during or after the...
Tennis: ‘Crazy’ win puts Svitolina into Zhuhai semis
HONG KONG (AFP) – Ukraines Elina Svitolina battled back from behind to beat Carla Suarez Navarro in a crazy match and grab the last place in the WTA Elite Trophy semi-finals on Sunday.The world number 20 narrowly lost a marathon, 80-minute first set but she hit back to win 6-7 (4/7), 6-1, 6-3 and reach the last four in the inaugural...
Afghanistan turns to India for military helicopters, likely to rile Pakistan
KABUL/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Afghanistan is poised to acquire four attack helicopters from India to help it fight a growing Taliban insurgency, a small but significant deal marking a shift in Kabuls search for allies that is likely to anger Pakistan.Soon after he took over, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani held off military assistance from...
Football: Emotional Mourinho salutes never-say-die Chelsea fans
LONDON (AFP) – Jose Mourinho paid an emotional tribute to Chelseas loyal fans as the beleaguered Blues boss savoured the dramatic 2-1 win over Dynamo Kiev that earned him a stay of execution.Mourinho has been under siege from critics who claim his sides woeful run has left him on the verge of the sack.And with Chelseas defence of the...
