AFP, JERUSALEM: Israeli police beefed up their numbers in Jerusalem Friday, barring young men from prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque site ahead of what Islamist Palestinian movement Hamas dubbed a “day of rage”. They set up heavily-manned checkpoints on streets leading up to the site in Jerusalem’s…

AFP, SRINAGAR, India: Indian soldiers shot dead four suspected rebels Friday near the heavily militarised border in Kashmir as they tried to sneak in from the Pakistani side of the divided territory, an army spokesman said. The group of armed men were intercepted by Indian soldiers when they crossed…

AFP, WASHINGTON: The White House said Thursday it was open to limited talks with Moscow following the controversial deployment of Russian troops and heavy weapons to war-torn Syria. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said President Barack Obama’s administration was willing to hold “tactical,…

14 pro-govt fighters killed by ‘mistake’ in Yemen AFP, MARIB, Yemen: At least 14 pro-government troops were killed when a Saudi-led coalition air raid targeted their position “by mistake”, tribal and military sources said Friday. “The air force bombed a gathering of fighters…