Malala Yousafzai ties the knot in Birmingham

ISLAMABAD, Nov 9 (APP):Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai announced on Tuesday that she has tied the knot with Asser in a ‘small Nikkah’ ceremony held at her home in Birmingham. Malala made the announcement on her twitter account and called it a ‘precious’ day of her […]

India’s Cattle Royale dung fight marks end of Diwali

Gumatapura, India, Nov 7 (AFP/APP):Joyful crowds pelted each other with fistfuls of cow manure this weekend as part of one village’s local ritual to mark the end of Diwali, India’s most important Hindu festival. Similar to Spain’s “La Tomatina” — the eccentric tomato-hurling celebration of […]

Six dead in mine blast in Kazakhstan

Almaty, Kazakhstan, Nov 7 (AFP/APP):Six workers died and two more were in “critical condition” Sunday after a methane explosion at an ArcelorMittal mine in Kazakhstan, the company and the emergencies ministry said. A sudden blast took place Sunday morning at the Abaiskaya coal mine operated […]

Thousands rally for Georgia’s jailed ex-leader Saakashvili

Rustavi, Georgia, Nov 6 (AFP/APP):Thousands of Georgians rallied Saturday for the jailed opposition leader and ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili as fears grew for his health because of a hunger strike lasting several weeks. Waving Georgian flags and chanting Saakashvili’s name, protesters gathered on Saturday evening outside […]

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