Mexico police kill six drug cartel members

Six members of a Mexican drug cartel have been killed as police rescued two kidnap victims in a house in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz. Suspects of a criminal gang exchanged gunfire with members of an elite Mexican police unit during a raid on the house in the coastal city of Poza Rica,...

Lebanese army arrests one of ISIL head�s wives: Reports

Reports say Lebanese authorities have detained one of the wives of the head of the Takfiri ISIL terrorist group on Lebanon’s border with Syria. Citing Lebanese security sources, local daily As-Safir and Reuters reported Tuesday that Lebanese Army Intelligence made the arrest in cooperation...

US riot police arrest protesters outside football stadium in St. Louis

US riot police have arrested a number of protesters outside a football stadium following a demonstration against racial issues in the country.  Tensions remain high one week after a grand jury declined to indict white police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager...

London tube drivers begin 24-hour strike

Train drivers on a busy London Underground line have launched a 24-hour strike over the dismissal of a colleague, causing traffic disturbances for commuters. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union walked off their jobs on the Underground’s northern line at 6:00 on Monday in...

Turkey a main supporter, partner of ISIL: Analyst

An analyst says the Turkish government has been a leading “supporter and partner” of the Takfiri ISIL terrorist group in the Mideast region Jeff Steinberg, a senior editor for the Executive Intelligence Review, told Press TV from Washington that Turkey has a long history of supporting...

Nigeria�s Damaturu city rocked by explosions, gunfire

Blasts and gunfire have broken out in the northeastern Nigerian city of Damaturu as violence continues to plague the West African country. According to residents, the raid took place at about 4:45 a.m. (0345 GMT) on Monday when Takfiri Boko Haram militants targeted a mobile police base on the outskirts...

Over half of UK PCCs accused of misconduct

More than half of the UK’s elected police and crime commissioners (PCC) have been investigated over allegations of misconduct by the country’s policing watchdog. Figures released on Sunday by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) showed that its officials have probed over...

More National Guard troops due in Ferguson

More National Guard troops are set to be sent into the riot-hit US town of Ferguson following a grand jury decision to let a white cop walk free after he murdered a black teen. As emotions were running high across the country, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon said at a press conference on Tuesday that...

Mexicans hold rally, urge detained protesters� release

Hundreds of people in Mexico have marched in the capital, Mexico City, calling on the government to release the 11 demonstrators apprehended last week during a massive protest rally. The Tuesday demonstration was attended by the relatives and friends of those who were detained on November 20 during...

Twin blasts in northeastern Nigeria claim at least 45 lives

Twin bomb blasts have left at least 45 people dead in a crowded market in the city of Maiduguri in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno. On Tuesday, two bombers set off their explosives in Borno state’s capital city of Maiduguri, the Takfiri militant group Boko Haram’s stronghold,...

Turkey to go ahead with development plan for Istanbul's Gezi Park

Turkish officials have hinted at plans to go ahead with the controversial redevelopment of Gezi Park in the country's largest city of Istanbul, which sparked deadly clashes last year. On Tuesday, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality announced that it wants to construct a replica of an...

Israel blasts Spain's symbolic vote on Palestine independence

Israel has censured the Spanish parliament over a symbolic vote, which calls on the Madrid government to recognize Palestine as a sovereign state. "The declaration of the Spanish parliament only distances the chance of reaching an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, because it encourages...

President Putin calls upon US not to meddle in Russia affairs

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on the US not to interfere in Russia's affairs, saying Moscow is open to cooperation with Washington on issues of mutual interest. "We are ready for practical cooperation with American partners along various directions guided by the principles...

Israel terror state: Knesset member

As Tel Aviv continues its crackdown on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, a member of Knesset has called Israel a "terror state." "We are not afraid of Israel, the terror state," Hanin Zoabi told reporters on Friday. Meanwhile, another Israeli lawmaker, Jamal Zahalka warned that any attempt...

1000s of Mexicans rally over missing students

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Mexico to demand justice for the 43 missing students feared to have been massacred by cartel gangsters. Angry mobs of demonstrators brandishing sticks, pipes and stolen riot police gear marched through Chilpancingo, the capital of the southern...

Lebanese, Palestinian Resistance Own Fateh-Class Missiles: Iranian Commander

An Iranian commander announced that the Lebanese and Palestinian resistance groups are in possession of Fateh-class missiles which were developed by Iran a few years ago. Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Seyed Majid Moussavi said...

Iran is America�s enemy, not partner: Israeli premier

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described Iran as a foe of the United States, warning Washington that Tehran cannot help eradicate problems in the Middle East. “Iran is not a partner of America. It’s an enemy of America,” Netanyahu said via video to the Jewish...

Argentina bank workers stage 2-day strike

Bank workers in Argentina have launched a 48-hour-long strike, demanding higher salaries and better job conditions, The financial system will go back to normal only on Friday, the walkout having closed up banks, exchange bureaus, and most national financial institutions across the country. “…the...

Pakistan issues arrest warrants for Imran Khan, Qadri

A court in Pakistan has issued arrest warrants for two prominent opposition leaders over recent anti-government protests in the country. Pakistani officials said Judge Syed Kausar Abbas Zaidi issued the orders for cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and Cleric Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri, as...

11,000 Brazilians killed by police in 5 years: Study

A new study shows over 11,000 Brazilians were killed in police operations between 2009 and 2013, averaging six deaths each day, Press TV reports. Brazilian police killed 11,197 people from 2009 to 2013, a Sao Paulo-based NGO, called Brazilian Forum on Public Safety, said on Tuesday, accusing...

Israel plans to build 200 more units in occupied Palestine

Israel is planning to build at least 200 more settler units on occupied Palestinian land in defiance of the international community’s call on Tel Aviv to stop its expansionist policies. Israel is set to discuss on Wednesday the construction of 200 more settler units inside the Ramot...

Fresh fighting in eastern Ukraine kills 5 soldiers

The Ukrainian military says at least five government soldiers have been killed in fresh exchanges of fire with pro-Russian militia forces in the country’s eastern regions in the past 24 hours. "Over the last 24 hours, five soldiers died and nine were injured," military spokesman, Vladislav...

Mexican protesters block access to airport

A group of Mexican protesters have blocked access to an airport in Mexico’s Guerrero State to express their anger over the suspected murder of 43 students. Thousands of protesters on Monday marched toward Acapulco international airport, with the parents of the students leading the demonstration. "Ayotzi...

ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi possibly killed in US airstrike

Speculation is mounting that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed following a US airstrike in Iraq. The Iraqi officials have confirmed that the al-Baghdadi was among the ISIS leaders when they were targeted in the airstrike and has been wounded. The...

Iran�s version of captured US drone makes maiden flight

Iran has put into operation a final version of the sophisticated US RQ-170 drone, which was captured in 2011 and later reverse-engineered by Iranian experts, says a senior Iranian commander. The domestically produced version of the US RQ-170 unmanned stealth aircraft has made a successful...

Protesters in London demand release of Saudi cleric

People have held a protest rally in the British capital, London, to demand the release of prominent Saudi Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr whose death sentence was recently upheld in Saudi Arabia During the Friday rally outside Downing Street, the demonstrators raised their voices in solidarity...

Indian army admits mistake in killing 2 boys in Kashmir

The Indian army has admitted that its troops made a mistake in a recent shooting that killed two teenagers in Indian-administered Kashmir. "We take responsibility for the death of the two boys in Kashmir," the chief of the army's northern command, Lieutenant General D.S. Hooda, said in...

Lt General Rizwan Akhtar assumes office as Pakistan�s new ISI chief

Lt Gen Rizwan Akhtar, a close confidant of Pakistan’s Army Chief, took over on Friday as the head of powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Akhtar assumed charge of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) following the retirement of his predecessor Lieutenant General Zaheerul Islam. Becoming...

Boko Haram Leader Says Kidnapped Girls Married to Fighter

Nigeria's kidnapped schoolgirls have all been converted to Islam and married off, the leader of Nigeria's Islamic extremists claimed in a new video message.   The leader of Boko Haram also denied he had agreed to any cease-fire with the government. Abubakar Shekau dashed hopes for a prisoner...

Six govt. soldiers killed in east Ukraine fighting

At least six Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in fresh clashes with pro-Russian forces in the country’s eastern regions in the past 24 hours. "Our losses as a result of fighting were six servicemen killed and ten wounded," said Volodymyr Polyovy, spokesman for the National Security...