Fire at Bangladesh Rohingya camp leaves thousands homeless

Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Jan 9 (AFP/APP):Thousands of people were left homeless after a fire gutted parts of a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, police said on Sunday. About 850,000 of the persecuted Muslim minority — many of whom escaped a 2017 military crackdown in Myanmar […]

Modeste strikes again as Cologne win at Hertha Berlin

Berlin, Jan 9 (AFP/APP): French forward Anthony Modeste claimed his fourth goal in three Bundesliga games as Cologne climbed the table with a 3-1 win at Hertha Berlin on Sunday. Modeste headed home a cross from fellow striker Mark Uth at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium to […]

Snow removed from Murree’s main highways: NDMA

RAWALPINDI, Jan 09 (APP):Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Lt. Gen. Akhtar Nawaz on Sunday said that snow has been removed from Murree’s main highways. In a statement issued here, he however said that due to heavy snowfall, the roads are slippery and there is […]

PML-N says govt may collapse any moment

ISLAMABAD – January 9 (ONLINE): Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif has said that the government could collapse at any time and there was a possibility of early general elections in the country. In a statement, Khawaja Asif said even the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s […]

Cold, dry weather forecast in Sindh

KARACHI, Jan 09 (APP):Pakistan Meteorological department on Sunday predicted cold and dry weather in most parts of the Sindh province during the next 24 hours. However, dense fog is likely to prevail over Sukkur, Larkana, Jacobabad, Shaheed Benazirabad, Moen-jo-Dharo and surrounding areas. […]

Death toll in Nigeria attacks climbs to 200: govt

Abuja, Jan 9 (AFP/APP):Gunmen in Nigeria killed at least 200 people in multiple raids this week in northwest Zamfara state, a government spokeswoman told AFP on Sunday. Clashes between herders and farmers over access to land has plagued northwest and central Nigeria for years, with […]

Austrian pair share slalom lead in Abelboden

Adelboden, Switzerland, Jan 9 (AFP/APP):Austrian duo Fabio Gstrein and Manuel Feller shared the lead after Sunday’s ultra competitive first run of the World Cup slalom in Abelboden with less than a second splitting the top 24 skiers. Feller, second in the giant 24 hours earlier […]

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