A pilot of a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight accidentally pressed an emergency alarm, creating a hijack scare and triggering a major security response at Manila airport on Tuesday, authorities said. Police isolated and surrounded the Saudia flight after it landed on Tuesday afternoon following a report to the control tower ...
Iraqi forces launched an operation on Tuesday to retake the town of Sherqat from the ISIL Takfiri group which has controlled it for more than two years, military sources said. The town lies on the west bank of the Tigris river 260 kilometers (160 miles) northwest of Baghdad and around ...
