Johnlee Varghese

Articles by Johnlee Varghese

Johnlee is a Senior Correspondent for IBT India. He currently writes on politics and global affairs,with special focus on Middle East.

Email : j.varghese@ibtimes.co.in Twitter: @Johnleeabraham

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People walk out of their house damaged by an air strike in Sanaa April 8, 2015

Yemen: Iran State Media Claims Saudi Prince Killed in Houthi Mortar Attack

Iran's Fars News Agency has identified the slain general as Major General Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

Apr 16, 2015

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Flight MH370: Search Zone for Missing Plane to be Extended Beyond 'Priority Area'

Australian Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss stated that the search area was in a very 'inhospitable country.'

Apr 16, 2015

An Israeli soldier searches a Palestinian vehicle at a checkpoint near Hebron

Israel: Palestinian Cars Allowed to Enter Jerusalem for the First Time in 15 Years

Israel has agreed to allow 100 Palestinian doctors from Bethlehem and Hebron in the West Bank to enter Jerusalem in their private vehicles.

Apr 16, 2015

Syria: Isis Pulls out of Yarmouk Camp, Leaving al-Nusra Militants in Charge

Isis fighters have left the Yarmouk camp and moved to the neighbouring district of Hajar al-Aswad.

Apr 15, 2015

Iraqi government forces battle Isis in Ramadi

Iraq: Isis May Capture Ramadi Soon; Government Forces Request US Air Support

Isis is believed to have besieged the city from several directions and is engaged in a fierce gun-battle with Iraqi government troops.

Apr 15, 2015

Saudi Arabia Beheads Indonesian Domestic Help who Killed 'Abusive Employer'

Zainab stabbed her employer 18 times before hitting the victim's head with a kettle, pouring hot water on her body, and spraying insecticide on her face.

Apr 15, 2015

A file image of migrants sitting on a boat during a rescue operation by the Italian navy some 60km off the coast of Libya earlier this month. Photograph: Marina Militare/Handout via Reuters

Italy: Dozens of Children among 400 Migrants Dead in Libya Boat Capsize

Rescue workers have saved 150 migrants, who now have been lodged at a southern Italian port.

Apr 15, 2015

ISIS has recruits from all over the world. This image shows ISIS militants from China.

British Councillor's Son, Family Arrested for 'Trying to Join Isis in Syria'

The British citizens were arrested by the Turkish security forces near the Syrian border on 1 April, while trying to enter Syria to allegedly join Isis.

Apr 14, 2015

Mikhail Gorbachev Death Hoax Busted: Report on Former Soviet President's Sudden Demise is Fake

A fake RIP Mikhail Gorbachev Facebook page got over a million likes, before it was taken down.

Apr 14, 2015

Doomsday Warning: Statue of Liberty-sized Asteroid could Hit Earth in 2017

An astronomer has claimed that on 12 October 2017, the asteroid 2012 TC4 is slated to pass dangerously close to the Earth.

Apr 14, 2015

One of the over 200 Chibok girls was found abandoned in Mubi.

One Year after Chibok: Nigeria's Boko Haram Kidnapped at least 2,000 Women for Sex Slavery

The 90-page report also contains graphic evidence, including new satellite images showing the trail of Boko Haram devastation across Nigeria.

Apr 14, 2015

Saudi Officials Molest Iranian Boys: Tehran Suspends Pilgrimage over Failure to 'Hang' Guilty

Two teen boys visiting the country on Umrah Hajj pilgrimage were molested by Saudi airport staff members.

Apr 13, 2015

South Africa: Hooligans Deface Gandhi Statue in Johannesburg, Chant 'Racist Gandhi Must Fall'

In recent months, black youths in South Africa have been angry over Mahatma Gandhi's writings in which he allegedly referred to indigenous blacks as 'kaffir'.

Apr 13, 2015

German Nobel laureate Guenter Grass died on Monday morning.

Gunter Grass: Nobel-Winning German Writer Dies; Top Quotes to Remember the 'Literary Lion'

He died in a clinic in Luebeck, Germany, on Monday morning.

Apr 13, 2015

An image of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,Isis leader taken by the US prison authorities in 2004.

Has Isis Leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi Married a German Teen?

Multiple reports from Iraq claim that Baghdadi has married the German girl, who was among the first few from Europe to join the Islamic State in Syria, in Nineveh.

Apr 13, 2015

Mosul: Isis Kidnaps 120 Children from Local Schools, to Recruit them in 'Terror' Training Camps

The children, aged between 12 and 15, were taken away on Sunday from three different schools in Mosul.

Apr 13, 2015

Bangladesh: Driverless Train Travels Backwards for 27 km with Passengers

The train started travelling backwards from Rajbari railway station, located some 300 km from Dhaka.

Apr 12, 2015

`Isis video shows militants destroying the ancient city of Nimrud in Iraq.

Isis Video Shows Militants Using Barrel Bombs, Bulldozers and Jackhammers to Destroy Nimrud

In the video, Isis vows to "remove signs of idolatry" from every piece of land that it captures.

Apr 12, 2015

A child from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing the violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, rests at the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing in Fishkhabour, Dohuk province.

9-Year-Old Yazidi Girl Raped by at least 10 Isis Fighters is Pregnant Now

The nine-year-old was reportedly handed over to the Isis front-line fighters as a reward.

Apr 12, 2015

Exclusive: Isis Sniper Guns Down 13-Year-Old Girl Fleeing Yarmouk Camp

Isis has also carried out several beheadings inside the Yarmouk refugee camp.

Apr 12, 2015

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Articles by Johnlee Varghese

Yemen: Iran State Media Claims Saudi Prince Killed in Houthi Mortar Attack

Flight MH370: Search Zone for Missing Plane to be Extended Beyond 'Priority Area'

Israel: Palestinian Cars Allowed to Enter Jerusalem for the First Time in 15 Years

Syria: Isis Pulls out of Yarmouk Camp, Leaving al-Nusra Militants in Charge

Iraq: Isis May Capture Ramadi Soon; Government Forces Request US Air Support

Saudi Arabia Beheads Indonesian Domestic Help who Killed 'Abusive Employer'

Italy: Dozens of Children among 400 Migrants Dead in Libya Boat Capsize

British Councillor's Son, Family Arrested for 'Trying to Join Isis in Syria'

Mikhail Gorbachev Death Hoax Busted: Report on Former Soviet President's Sudden Demise is Fake

Doomsday Warning: Statue of Liberty-sized Asteroid could Hit Earth in 2017

One Year after Chibok: Nigeria's Boko Haram Kidnapped at least 2,000 Women for Sex Slavery

Saudi Officials Molest Iranian Boys: Tehran Suspends Pilgrimage over Failure to 'Hang' Guilty

South Africa: Hooligans Deface Gandhi Statue in Johannesburg, Chant 'Racist Gandhi Must Fall'

Gunter Grass: Nobel-Winning German Writer Dies; Top Quotes to Remember the 'Literary Lion'

Has Isis Leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi Married a German Teen?

Mosul: Isis Kidnaps 120 Children from Local Schools, to Recruit them in 'Terror' Training Camps

Bangladesh: Driverless Train Travels Backwards for 27 km with Passengers

Isis Video Shows Militants Using Barrel Bombs, Bulldozers and Jackhammers to Destroy Nimrud

9-Year-Old Yazidi Girl Raped by at least 10 Isis Fighters is Pregnant Now

Exclusive: Isis Sniper Guns Down 13-Year-Old Girl Fleeing Yarmouk Camp

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh

Ranbir Kapoor's fans burst crackers inside theatres during Animal screening; fans say 'low budget Salman Khan' fans'