Ukraine says shot down 15 Russian drones
- 19-Aug-2023
KYIV: Ukrainian defences shot down 15 Russian drones during an overnight attack, Kyiv’s air force said Saturday. It said 17 Iranian-made Shahed drones were used in the aerial assault and did not specify what happened to the other two. Russian forces “attacked from the north with ‘Shahed-136/131’ attack UAVs. A total of 17 attack drones […]
U.S. drone shot down over Yemen: officials
- 21-Aug-2019
A U.S. military MQ-9 drone was shot down in Yemen’s Dhamar governate, southeast of the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday, the second such incident in recent months.
Punjab assembly pays rich tribute to armed forces
- 27-Feb-2019
The Punjab Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution unanimously paying rich tributes to Pakistan's armed forces over shooting down the two Indian jets.
Police shoot knife-wielding man at Berlin Cathedral, ‘terror’ ruled out
- 04-Jun-2018
BERLIN: Police shot and wounded a knife-wielding man inside Berlin’s main cathedral on Sunday but said there was no indication the assailant had a “terrorist” motive. Officers cordoned off the entrances to the landmark in the heart of the German capital after the incident, in which one policeman was also hurt by what was believed […]
MH17 was shot down by Russian made missile: prosecutors
- 29-Sep-2016
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a missile fired from a launcher brought into Ukraine from Russia and located in a village held by pro-Russian rebels, international prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Gunmen kill two members of Hazara community in Quetta
- 01-Aug-2016
QUETTA: Gunmen riding a motorcycle killed two members of Hazara community on Monday in an apparent sectarian attack, police said.
Taliban says shot down crashed US C-130 plane in Afghanistan
- 02-Oct-2015
JALALABAD: The Taliban Friday claimed to have shot down a C-130 military transport plane in eastern Afghanistan, with NATO confirming that 11 people including six US soldiers were killed in the crash.