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UN slams attack at Kandahar mosque; UNICEF warns of children’s plight

Posted on October 16, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (APP):The United Nations has condemned the deadly suicide bombing during Friday prayers at the largest Shia mosque in Kandahar, which killed at least 30 people and wounded dozens more. The attack marked the second consecutive week that a Shia mosque in […]

Myanmar junta chief excluded from summit: ASEAN

Posted on October 16, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Oct 16 (AFP/APP):Myanmar’s junta chief will be excluded from an upcoming ASEAN summit, the group said Saturday, a rare rebuke as concerns rise over the military government’s commitment to defusing a bloody crisis. Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian […]

Parkland high school shooter to plead guilty to killing 17: attorney

Posted on October 16, 2021 by News Desk

Miami, Oct 15 (AFP/APP):Nikolas Cruz, the former student accused of a 2018 shooting rampage at a high school in Parkland, Florida, will plead guilty to murdering 17 people, his lawyer told a court Friday. “It is our intent to enter a change of plea as […]

Trudeau says new Canada government to be announced on October 26

Posted on October 16, 2021 by News Desk

Montreal, Oct 15 (AFP/APP):Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will unveil his new government on October 26 and parliament will reopen on November 22, his office said Friday. “The new Cabinet will remain gender balanced,” the prime minister’s office said in a statement. Trudeau has already […]

11 Indonesian scouts die in river trek

Posted on October 16, 2021 by News Desk

Bandung, Indonesia, Oct 15 (AFP/APP):Eleven students have drowned and two more are in critical condition after a trekking accident in Indonesia, an official said Friday. Some 150 members of an Islamic scouts group, aged from 13 to 15 years old, were walking along the Cileuleur […]

International call for Myanmar to let envoy meet Suu Kyi

Posted on October 16, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Sydney, Oct 15 (AFP/APP):Eight countries and the EU diplomatic chief on Friday urged the Myanmar junta to let a regional special envoy meet ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The call comes as concerns grow over the military government’s commitment to a “five-point consensus” […]

At least 16 dead in Afghan mosque blasts: hospital

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Kabul, Oct 15 (AFP/APP):At least 16 people were killed and 32 wounded when explosions hit a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar on Friday, a hospital spokesman told AFP. “Sixteen dead bodies and 32 wounded were taken to the Mirwais Hospital,” a spokesman […]

‘Critical’ to ensure int’l standards at Afghan airports, UN spokesman says

Posted on October 15, 2021 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14 (APP):The United Nations Thursday underscored the need for ensuring world standards at airports in Afghanistan that international airlines feel comfortable to operate there, a UN spokesman said. Spokesman Stephane Dujarric was responding to a question at the regular briefing in New […]

Ailing Czech leader summons new parliament for Nov 8

Posted on October 15, 2021 by News Desk

Prague, Oct 14 (AFP/APP):Hospitalised Czech President Milos Zeman on Thursday summoned parliament to hold its first session after last weekend’s tight general election for November 8, his spokesman Jiri Ovcacek said. The announcement came as Zeman spent a fifth day in intensive care at a […]

Japanese billionaire Maezawa ‘not afraid’ ahead of ISS launch

Posted on October 15, 2021 by News Desk

Moscow, Oct 14 (AFP/APP):Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Thursday he had no fear ahead of his “dream-come-true” launch to the International Space Station (ISS), a Russian project aimed at boosting its space tourism credentials. The mission is one of several this year by non-professional astronauts, […]

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UN slams attack at Kandahar mosque; UNICEF warns of children’s plight

Myanmar junta chief excluded from summit: ASEAN

Parkland high school shooter to plead guilty to killing 17: attorney

Trudeau says new Canada government to be announced on October 26

11 Indonesian scouts die in river trek

International call for Myanmar to let envoy meet Suu Kyi

At least 16 dead in Afghan mosque blasts: hospital

‘Critical’ to ensure int’l standards at Afghan airports, UN spokesman says

Ailing Czech leader summons new parliament for Nov 8

Japanese billionaire Maezawa ‘not afraid’ ahead of ISS launch

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