A massive fire broke out at an illegal pipeline tap in central Mexico on Friday, killing at least 21 people and injuring 71 more, just as the government wages a major crack-down on fuel theft. Scores of locals with jerry cans and buckets had been collecting gasoline that was gushing from a leaking pipeline when […]
Day: January 19, 2019
IAF planning to order 8 new Su-30MKI combat aircraft from HAL
Seeking to make up for the losses in different crashes, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to place an order for eight new Su-30MKI combat aircraft from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), likely to be worth over Rs 3,000 crore. “The plan is to acquire eight new Su-30MKI combat planes,” top Indian Air Force sources […]
UN experts: Fuel from Iran is financing Yemen rebels’ war
Fuel is being shipped illegally from Iran to Houthi Shiite rebels in Yemen to finance their war against the government, and both sides are violating international law with their military campaigns and arbitrary detention of rivals, UN experts said in a new report. The experts painted a grim picture of a “deeply fractured” country sliding […]