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Tunisian president dissolves Supreme Judicial Council

Posted on February 6, 2022 by News Desk

Tunis-February 06 (Online): Tunisian President Kais Saied dissolved the Supreme Judicial Council, the body that deals with judicial independence, a move that raises fears about the independence of the judiciary and was sure to anger his opponents, media reported on Sunday. Saied’s decision caps months […]

Anti-drug judge shot dead in southern Iraq

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Kut, Iraq, Feb 5 (AFP/APP): An Iraqi judge specialized in drug cases was shot dead Saturday in southern Iraq, an area increasingly known as a trafficking hub, police and forensic sources said. Judge Ahmed Faisal was headed home in his car in the city […]

Kabul airport Suicide bomber acted alone, US investigation finds

Posted on February 5, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

WASHINGTON – February 5 (ONLINE): A suicide bomber who targeted Kabul airport during an evacuation mission in Afghanistan acted alone, a US investigation has found. The attacker, carrying 20 pounds of explosives packed with ball bearings,blew himself up at Abbey Gate outside the airport […]

US alleges Russian plot to fake invasion pretext

Posted on February 5, 2022 by News Desk

WASHINGTON – February 4 (ONLINE): US has claimed Russia is planning to stage a fake Ukrainian attack that it would use to justify an invasion. It alleged Moscow was likely to release a graphic video showing the attack on Russian territory or against Russian-speaking people […]

Nigeria says oil ship fire extinguished

Posted on February 5, 2022 by News Desk

Lagos, Feb 4 (AFP/APP): A blaze caused by an explosion on an oil ship that sparked fears of an environmental disaster off southern Nigeria has been brought under control, the government said Friday. Despite being Africa’s largest crude producer, accidents are frequent in Nigeria’s oil […]

Japan should focus on tackling COVID-19 infection rate in children, elderly: virologist

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

TOKYO, Feb. 4 (Xinhua/APP) –:Japan needs to focus on reducing the infection rate among both children and the elderly, as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to run amok, a virologist assisting the government said Friday. “The number of novel coronavirus cases is starting to […]

Pakistan is strategic partner of US: Ned Price

Posted on February 4, 2022 by News Desk

WASHINGTON, FEB 03 (ONLINE): Spokesperson of United States Department of State Ned Price has said Pakistan is strategic partner of US and we have important relations with Pakistan “We value our relations with Pakistan in diverse sectors”, he said this in a press briefing here. […]

Italy PM lifts some Covid measures, vows further reopening

Posted on February 3, 2022 by News Desk

Rome, Feb 2 (AFP/APP):Italy’s government decided Wednesday to ease several anti-Covid restrictions, including for schools, as Prime Minister Mario Draghi promised to “continue to advance on this path of reopening”. Among the changes announced was the end of distance learning for primary and secondary students […]

More than 50 killed in DR Congo machete attack

Posted on February 3, 2022 by News Desk

Bunia, DR Congo, Feb 2 (AFP/APP): More than 50 civilians were killed when machete-wielding militiamen attacked a site for displaced people in strife-torn eastern DR Congo, sources said. Fifty-two people, some of them children, were killed, a source with the UN’s peacekeeping mission MONUSCO said, […]

Murder trial over Bangladesh factory collapse resumes after five years

Posted on February 2, 2022 by News Desk

Dhaka, Feb 1 (AFP/APP): Bangladesh has resumed the murder trial over one of the world’s most devastating factory disasters after five years mired in appeals and court procedure, prosecutors told AFP on Tuesday. More than 1,130 workers died in 2013 when a nine-floor warren of […]

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