Pakistani Taliban storms airbase near Peshawar
At least 21 security officers among 43 dead in firefight after attack by fighters on military barracks and mosque.
| Asia, Pakistan, Tehreek e-Taliban
Fighters belonging to the Pakistani Taliban have stormed an air force station near Peshawar in Pakistan's northwest, resulting in a firefight with security forces and the deaths of at least 43 people, sources say.
ISPR, the Pakistan military's media wing, said at least 21 security officers and five civilians working at the Badaber Air Force base died and 14 fighters were killed in Friday morning's gun battle.
ISPR, the Pakistan military's media wing, said at least 21 security officers and five civilians working at the Badaber Air Force base died and 14 fighters were killed in Friday morning's gun battle.
The Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Taliban, claimed responsibility for the raid at the facility, located on the edge of Peshawar, capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
An army captain and two guards were among the dead, according to the military and a local hospital that received the bodies, and at least 10 soldiers were wounded.
Japan set to pass security bills despite widespread protests
Critics say the bills could herald the biggest shift in Japan’s defence policy in half a century, and tens of thousands have taken to the streets in anger
Japan is expected to pass controversial security bills on Friday that critics say could herald the biggest shift in its defence policy for half a century, despite public anger that has seen tens of thousands protest.
The bills are expected to be passed in the upper house controlled by prime minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition after days of fraught debates that at times descended into scuffles, tears and tantrums.
Opposition lawmakers tried every delaying tactic at their disposal, even resorting to physically blocking a vote in a special committee, but it now looks like all of their options have been exhausted.
The controversial laws have seen tens of thousands take to the streets in almost daily rallies for the past few weeks, in a show of public anger on a scale rarely seen in Japan.Hungarian mayor releases bizarre action-filled anti-refugee video
Laszlo Toroczkai, mayor of Asotthalom, has a clear message for refugees entering his town - you will be caught and imprisoned.
The video shows dramatic chase scenes involving everything from police cars
and motorbikes to officers on horseback and even a helicopter.
and motorbikes to officers on horseback and even a helicopter.
There is no visible indication of what they are chasing but let’s just presume it is refugees.
BURKINA FASO 09/18/2015
Eyewitness: Inside Burkina Faso’s coup d’état
Charles Ouagadougou
After Burkina Faso’s interim government was overthrown by the country’s Presidential Security Regiment (RSP) led by General Gilbert Diendéré, soldiers from this elite group shot at protesters demonstrating against the coup. Our Observer from inside Burkina Faso denounces the violence, and says Burkina society doesn’t intend to stay silent.
RSP soldiers detained several of Burkina’s leaders on Wednesday, including interim president Michel Kafondo, prime minister Isaac Zida and several ministers. Diendéré announced on Thursday that the interim government had been stripped of its powers and announced that they had the support of the army. (The RSP totals 1,300 soldiers, while the army itself is made up of 11,400.)
RSP soldiers patrolled the capital, Ouagadougou, on Thursday to prevent any gatherings of protesters. They fired in the air as well as in the direction of the protesters, killing at least three people and injuring at least 60 more, according to hospital sources. Calm had returned to the streets of Ouagadougou by Friday, with businesses reopening and reports of only scattered protests.
Malaysian official Jamal Mohamad Yunos defends use of anti-Chinese taunts
Lindsay Murdoch
South-East Asia correspondent for Fairfax Media
Bangkok: An official of Malaysia's ruling party has defended the calling of ethnic Chinese "pigs" – a deeply insulting slur in the predominantly Muslim nation, where racial tensions are rising.
Jamal Mohamad Yunos said that for Muslim Malays the word pig is sensitive but "for the Chinese what is the problem? It is their food".
Demonstrators shouted "Cina gila babi" which translates to "crazy Chinese pig" during a Malay supremacy and pro-government demonstration in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. A journalist reported she was called a pig and told to "go back to China".Malaysia's population of 30 million consists of 67 percent Malays, most of whom are Muslims, 24 per cent Chinese and seven per cent Indians.
Al Aqsa Mosque: Can Israel, Jordan prevent Jerusalem from catching fire? (+video)
The Temple Mount/Noble Sanctuary compound is once again the focus of religious strife as Jewish activists seek more access to the tightly regulated site.
TEL AVIV — The images on social media this week made Jerusalem’s Old City look like a conflict zone, with black smoke rising above the Al Aqsa Mosque and the flash of firecrackers exploding inside.
Several days of violence between Israeli police and Palestinian activists on a plaza holy to Muslims and Jews have triggered a new political and diplomatic crisis for Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and neighboring Jordan.
With the start this week of the month-long string of holidays marking the Jewish New Year, Israeli right-wing activists have renewed their push for more access and prayer rights on the plaza – known as the Temple Mount to Jews and the Noble Sanctuary to Muslims. Palestinian activists are rallying to “defend” the mosque, alleging a violation of the decades-long religious balance in the Old City referred to simply as the “status quo.” But Israeli police say they are fomenting the clashes by stockpiling rocks, barricades, and explosives inside the mosque, echoing months of clashes that destabilized Jerusalem and caused 11 deaths one year ago.
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