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Syria blast kills six ahead of Ashura: ministry

Posted on July 28, 2023 by News Desk

Damascus, July 27 (AFP/APP): A bomb killed six people and wounded scores on Thursday when it exploded near the Sayeda Zeinab mausoleum, Syria’s most visited Shiite pilgrimage site, the interior ministry said. The deadly blast south of Damascus came ahead of the annual commemoration of […]

Niger military chief backs coup leaders, but president defiant

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Tuba Zafar

Niamey, July 27 (AFP/APP): Niger’s armed forces chief on Thursday declared his support for troops who announced they had seized power, despite a defiant stand by the country’s president, Mohamed Bazoum. In the latest turbulence to shake the coup-prone Sahel, Bazoum was confined on Wednesday […]

24 killed in Senegal bus crash

Posted on July 27, 2023 by News Desk

Dakar, July 26 (AFP/APP): Twenty-four people, including four children, died Wednesday when a bus crashed in northern Senegal, the interior minister announced in a press conference Wednesday afternoon at the accident site. Antoine Felix Abdoulaye Diome said that 54 people were injured in the accident, […]

Modi govt faces no-confidence vote over ethnic clashes

Posted on July 26, 2023 by Tuba Zafar

NEW DELHI July 26 (Online): India’s parliament on Wednesday authorised a no-confidence vote against Narendra Modi’s government by an alliance of opposition parties, to force the prime minister to address in detail concerns about ethnic clashes in a northeastern state. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) […]

Police raid Ecuador prison as riot death toll climbs to 18

Posted on July 26, 2023 by News Desk

Guayaquil, Ecuador, July 25 (AFP/APP): Some 2,700 soldiers stormed a prison in Ecuador Tuesday to “retake control” as the death toll from a riot that started three days earlier rose to 18 inmates, officials said. According to the prosecutor’s office, “the deaths of 18 prisoners […]

N. Korea fires possible ballistic missile: Japan defence ministry

Posted on July 25, 2023 by News Desk

Tokyo, July 24 (AFP/APP): North Korea launched a possible ballistic missile, Japan’s defence ministry said on Monday. The projectile is believed to have fallen outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, according to public broadcaster NHK citing government officials. South Korea’s military also said Pyongyang fired a […]

Global food systems ‘broken’, UN chief says, as more people go hungry

Posted on July 25, 2023 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 24 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Monday highlighted the need to address global hunger, promote cooperation between businesses and governments, and mitigate the damaging impact of continuing climate change on food production. Addressing the ‘UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment’, in […]

Announcing polls in Pakistan is encouraging: US

Posted on July 24, 2023 by News Desk

WASHINGTON July 23 (Online): US principle deputy assistant secretary of state for south and central Asia Alizabith Horst said there is no immediate solution to Pakistan’s economic situation but IMF agreement will help to control chaos. She said holding election announcement in Pakistan is welcoming […]

Rhodes wildfire forces thousands of evacuations, tourists flee

Posted on July 24, 2023 by News Desk

ATHENS July 23 (Online): Thousands of tourists and residents fleeing a wildfire on Rhodes huddled in schools and shelters on Sunday, with many evacuated on private boats from beaches to safer areas of the Greek island when flames moved towards resorts and coastal villages. Thousands […]

Limited political support in Sweden to ban Holy Quran burnings

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Tuba Zafar

SWEDEN July 22 (Online): There is limited political will in Sweden to ban Holy Quran burnings that have upset large parts of the Muslim world, and it would be complicated to do so even if there were backing for such a move, experts and politicians […]

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