8 die as fuel tanker explodes in South Africa
Boksburg/South Africa: At least eight people died as a fuel tanker exploded in Boksburg city in South Africa on Saturday, media reports said.
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Pakistan: Bodies of three kidnapped members of a family recovered
Karachi: Bodies of three people, who were kidnapped a day earlier, have been recovered from Pakistan's South Waziristan on Saturday, media reports said.
Death toll from fire in Russian nursing home rises to 22
Moscow/UNI: The death toll from a fire in a private retirement home in the Russian city of Kemerovo has risen to 22, the Russian Investigative Committee said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Flour price hits record high of Rs 2500 per 20kg in Karachi
Karachi: Flour prices in Pakistan's Karachi city have spiked to Rs 2500 per 20-kilogramme bag against last week’s Rs2,400, media reports said on Saturday.
Suspension of women’s education in Afghanistan is against Islamic values: Prominent Islamic Scholar
Kabul: Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed El-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of al-Azhar University, has described the recent decision taken by the Taliban government in Afghanistan to ban women from studying in universities as against Islamic principles.
Pakistan: CTD arrests seven suspected terrorists
Islamabad: The Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Saturday arrested seven suspected terrorists during an intelligence-based operation, media reports said on Saturday.
UN refugee agency urges rescue of 190 desperate people adrift in Andaman Sea
New York: Some 190 desperate people are on the verge of perishing at sea, adrift somewhere between the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday, urging countries in southern Asia to rescue them.
Russia: 20 die as fire breaks out at illegal home for elderly
Kemerovo: At least 20 people died as a fire broke out in an illegal home for the elderly in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Protest in Quetta against Taliban's decision to ban women's university education in Afghanistan
Quetta: Political activists and students demonstrated in the Pakistani city of Quetta against the Taliban-led Afghan government’s decision to impose a ban on women’s university education.
France: 3 dead in Kurdish centre shooting in Paris, suspect detained
Paris: A gunman, who targeted a Kurdish cultural centre, killed at least three people and wounded three others in French capital Paris on Friday, media reports said.
China estimated to have reported 37 million Covid-19 cases in a single day this week: Report
Beijing: China may have registered 37 million coronavirus cases in this week, making it the highest daily recorded so far, Bloomberg reported citing an estimate from the government's top health authority.
France: Shooting in Paris leaves 2 people dead
Paris: At least two people died and several others were hurt as a gunman opened fire in French capital Paris city on Friday, media reports said.
British-Pakistani journalist Reham Khan, who is Imran Khan's ex-wife, gets married
London: British-Pakistani journalist Reham Khan, who is the former wife of ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan, on Friday announced she has got married.
Several people injured in Paris as result of shooting, suspect detained: Reports
Paris: Several people were injured as a result of a shooting attack in Paris, the shooter was detained, French broadcaster BFMTV reported on Friday, citing a police source.
North Korea fires unspecified ballistic missile toward East Sea: Reports
Seoul: North Korea on Tuesday fired an unidentified ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Friday,media reports said.
UN calls for support for international force for Haiti
New Delhi: Now is not the time for the world to turn away from Haiti, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Wednesday, calling for international solidarity and support as the country continues to confront gang violence, political instability and a deadly cholera outbreak.
UN expert on Myanmar: Security Council resolution not strong enough on 'systematic gross human rights violations'
New York: In response to the adoption of the Security Council’s first resolution on Myanmar since the military unleashed a brutal crackdown nearly two years ago, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert warned on Thursday that the carnage would only worsen without “strong, coordinated action” by UN Member States.
Pakistan: Islamabad suicide attack leaves one policeman dead
Islamabad: At least one policeman died and six others, including two cops, were hurt as a suicide blast rocked Islamabad’s I-10/4 sector on Friday, media reports said.
Afghanistan reaffirms commitment to combating cross-border terrorism, says Pakistan
Kabul: The current Afghan government has reaffirmed its commitments to Pakistan in terms of security and fight against cross-border terrorism, Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said on Thursday.
Syria: Needs rise amid deepening humanitarian and economic crisis
Humanitarian needs in Syria have reached their worst levels since conflict began nearly 12 years ago, the Security Council heard on Wednesday.
Pakistan: One policeman martyred, six others injured in suicide blast at Islamabad
Islamabad/IBNS: One policeman was martyred and at least six people were injured in a suicide blast at Pakistan's capital city Islamabad on Friday, police officials said.
Ali Ahmad Aslam credited with inventing chicken tikka masala dies at 77
Glasgow/IBNS: The inventor of chicken tikka masala, the curry that rules the taste buds of Britons, passed away on Monday at the age of 77.
Slovenia: Natasa Pirc Musar becomes country's first female President
Ljubljana: Natasa Pirc Musar, 54, took the oath of office during a ceremonial session of Slovenia's National Assembly on Thursday. She is the country's fifth, and first female, president.
Afghanistan: Kabul witnesses protest as Taliban bans women from attending universities
Kabul: Thousands of women participated in Kabul city of Afghanistan on Thursday over the Taliban administration's decision to ban female students from attending universities.
Pakistan: Enraged people in Karachi lynch suspected robber as crime continues to spike
Karachi: Enraged people in Pakistan's Karachi city recently took law and order in their own hands and lynched a suspect on Monday, who shot a young man over resistance in the same Korangi area where a law student was killed one day ago for putting up resistance to bike snatchers.
Pakistan’s poverty rate spikes by 35.7%
Islamabad: The poverty rate in Pakistan has spiked by 35.7 percent and the prices of edibles have increased by 20 to 31 percent, as per a Pakistani media report.
Pakistan: Suicide blast rocks Miranshah, soldier dies
North Waziristan, Pakistan: A suicide blast occurred in North Waziristan in Miranshah town in Pakistan which left at least a soldier and two civilians dead, media reports said on Wednesday.
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu says he has succeeded in forming coalition govt
Jerusalem/UNI: Israel's Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he has succeeded in forming a new coalition government.
US House panel investigating Capitol riot delays release of final report
Washington/UNI: The US House select committee investigating the Capitol riot of Jan 6, 2021 said that it will delay the release of its final report.
Joe Biden 'thrilled' to host Volodymyr Zelenskiy at White House
Washington/UNI: US President Joe Biden said he is "thrilled" to welcome Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House later on Wednesday.