Briefly World: Judge delays Mladic trial

Now,turbaned Sikh cops in Washington

Washington: Sikh police officers would soon be seen in operation in the American capital,Washington,in their turbans and other articles of faith. The American city gave the green light for the Sikh police officers to sport turbans and beards.

Attack on govt compound kills 7

KABUL: Suicide bombers armed with explosive-laden vests,automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenades stormed a government compound Thursday in Afghanistan,killing at least seven people,officials said.

‘UN experts say Iran sends arms to Syria’

Un: A Security Council diplomat says a panel on UN sanctions on Iran concluded that Syria continues to be the main destination of illicit Iranian weapons.

Blasts,arrests during Bangladesh strike

DHAKA: Bomb blasts and arrests marked an opposition-called general strike in Bangladesh on Thursday in protest of a court order jailing 33 of the alliance’s leaders. No injuries were reported.

French govt starts work

PARIS: Members of France’s new Socialist-led government are taking office and preparing for their first Cabinet meeting with President Francois Hollande. New Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault,a moderate longtime legislator,named the Cabinet on Wednesday night.

Germany to give $190 mn for Afghan aid

Berlin: The German government has approved a $190 million contribution annually to bankroll an Afghan army,post withdrawal of foreign forces in 2014. German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday pledged 150 million euros ($190 million) per year to Afghanistan from 2015 after a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

Four killed as Pak air force planes crash

PESHAWAR: Two Pakistani air force planes crashed in a residential area in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday,killing all four pilots and injuring five people on the ground,police said. Residents of Nowshera city,where the planes went down,reported that the aircraft collided before they crashed,police said.