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Fourteen killed in Egypt double bus crash: officials

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Cairo, Jan 8 (AFP/APP):At least 14 people were killed and 17 injured Saturday when a coach and a minibus smashed into each other at high speed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, security officials said. The minibus and the coach, which had come from the capital Cairo […]

Biden names Gen Kurilla as new US Centcom chief

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Washington-January 08 (Online): President Joe Biden is nominating Army Lt. Gen. Michael Kurilla to lead the US Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, the Pentagon announced Friday. If confirmed by the Senate, General Kurilla will succeed Marine General Kenneth McKenzie at […]

Blinken accuses Russia of ‘false narrative’ on Ukraine ahead of talks

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Washington-January 08 (Online): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Russia of “gaslighting” and pushing a “false narrative” that it was under threat from Ukraine and NATO to justify a troop build-up near its border with the former Soviet republic. Blinken addressed reporters at the […]

Indian court allows huge Hindu festival despite Covid concerns

Posted on January 8, 2022 by News Desk

Kolkata, Jan 7 (AFP/APP):An Indian court on Friday rejected a bid to cancel a major Hindu festival despite fears the vast gathering could spread coronavirus infections as the country sees an Omicron-driven surge in cases. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend the […]

Three men to be sentenced for murder of Black US jogger

Posted on January 8, 2022 by News Desk

Washington, Jan 7 (AFP/APP):Three white men convicted of murdering an African-American jogger after chasing him in their pickup trucks will be sentenced Friday in a case that highlighted tensions over racial justice. Travis McMichael, who shot Ahmaud Arbery, his father Gregory McMichael, and their neighbor, […]

At least 9 dead in SW China building collapse

Posted on January 8, 2022 by News Desk

Beijing, Jan 7 (AFP/APP):At least nine people died when an explosion caused a building to collapse Friday in the Chinese city of Chongqing, local authorities said. The blast at 12:10 pm (0410 GMT) was triggered by a suspected gas leak and brought down a neighbourhood […]

Modi cancels Indian Punjab rally after protesting farmers block road

Posted on January 7, 2022 by News Desk

Mumbai-January 06 (Online): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was forced to cancel his rally in Indian Punjab after protesting farmers blocked the road and stopped him and his supporters. An images of the Indian PM‘s cavalcade shown on the media stuck on the flyover showed […]

Israeli strikes in southern Syria

Posted on January 7, 2022 by News Desk

Jerusalem-January 06 (Online): Israeli tanks fired Wednesday on suspects along the Syrian border in the Golan Heights after they were detected near its forces, the military said. “A short time ago during army activity in the Golan Heights, soldiers identified suspects close to a military […]

Seven Palestinians killed in West Bank traffic accident

Posted on January 7, 2022 by News Desk

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories, Jan 6 (AFP/APP):Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas declared a day of mourning after seven Palestinians died in a traffic accident Thursday in the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian media said. “President Mahmud Abbas declared today that a day of mourning […]

US-led coalition foils rocket attacks in Syria

Posted on January 6, 2022 by News Desk

Washington-January 05 (Online): The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State in Syria said Tuesday they had foiled an attack in the Deir-Ezzour region in the northeast of the country, a day after the second anniversary of the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. After spotting […]

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Fourteen killed in Egypt double bus crash: officials

Biden names Gen Kurilla as new US Centcom chief

Blinken accuses Russia of ‘false narrative’ on Ukraine ahead of talks

Indian court allows huge Hindu festival despite Covid concerns

Three men to be sentenced for murder of Black US jogger

At least 9 dead in SW China building collapse

Modi cancels Indian Punjab rally after protesting farmers block road

Israeli strikes in southern Syria

Seven Palestinians killed in West Bank traffic accident

US-led coalition foils rocket attacks in Syria

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