New Delhi: Armed American drones are flying over Baghdad as the Iraq crisis escalates with ISIS carrying out a lightning offensive and taking several cities in north Iraq. As Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki looks
New Delhi: India launched its first initiative for the possible evacuation of its nationals from war-torn Iraq with a powerful Delhi-class destroyer being dispatched to the Persian Gulf by the navy. The decision to launch
Beijing: Over 1,200 employees of a Chinese company have been evacuated from the war-torn Iraqi city of Samarra and moved to Baghdad, the Chinese government said Friday.The workers belong to the China Machinery Engineering Corporation
Baghdad: Human Rights Watch says Iraqi insurgents executed at least 160 captives earlier this month, based on an analysis of satellite imagery and grisly photos released by the militants.The U.S.-based rights group said on Friday
New Delhi: More than 25,000 Indian Shia Muslims are on standby to fly to Iraq and defend its holy shrines, one of the country's largest Shia organizations has claimed.There are more than 50 million Shia
New Delhi: Iran yesterday assured all possible help to India in seeking release of 39 workers, who were kidnapped by Sunni insurgents of the ISIS in Iraq's Mosul last week.Following a series of meetings here
Baghdad: Beleaguered Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki warned rivals today against exploiting a Sunni militant onslaught for political gain and insisted that any new government must be based on an election he won. His remarks came
New Delhi: Two Indian nurses have been evacuated from the conflict zone in violence-hit Iraq even as the 17 Indians who were moved out of Baghdad Tuesday have left the country, a top official said
Baghdad: Beleaguered Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki warned rivals today against exploiting a Sunni militant onslaught for political gain and insisted that any new government must be based on an election he won. His remarks came
Srinagar: The Centre today said the situation in Iraq was a matter of concern and hoped that the turmoil in the Gulf country will not affect the oil supplies to India.“The new issue of concern
Srinagar: The Centre today said the situation in Iraq was a matter of concern and hoped that the turmoil in the Gulf country will not affect the oil supplies to India.“The new issue of concern
New Delhi: Seventeen more Indians have been evacuated from Iraq's conflict zone, the government announced Tuesday even as the security environment in the area continued to be volatile."With the help of local authorities, we have
New Delhi: Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters have reportedly captured and executed the judge who sentenced Saddam Hussein to death, a Facebook post attributed to Ibrahim al-Douri, who was a top aide
Baghdad/New Delhi: US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Iraq Monday for discussions on the ongoing crisis.During his Iraq visit, Kerry was scheduled to meet, besides Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari
New Delhi: Indians held captive by suspected Sunni militants in Mosul town of Iraq were unharmed, the government said Monday even as efforts continued to secure their release from their abductors in the violence-hit Gulf
Chandigarh: Expressing discontent over Centre's handling of the issue of the abducted Indians in violence ravaged Iraq, Congress Leader in the Lok Sabha Amarinder Singh today sought a status report on the situation. “Extraordinary situations
Jaipur: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today assured Rajsthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje that the Centre is trying its best to safely bring back the Indians stranded in strife-torn Iraq. Swaraj talked to Raje on
Baghdad: Sunni militants have advanced in western Iraq and killed 21 people after security forces withdrew from several towns, as US President Barack Obama warned the offensive could spill over into other regional nations.The losses
Dhaka: Bangladeshi workers facing trouble in Iraq due to the ongoing conflicts may travel to neighbouring Iran for a temporary shelter, Welfare and Overseas Empolyment Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain said Sunday."Bangladeshi migrants in Iraq are
New Delhi: Two videos showing Indians trapped in Iraq and praying for their safe return are being circulated. In one, scores of persons trapped in Iraq are making appeals to get them out of Iraq
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