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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Washington, July 22 (AFP/APP): The massive backlog of cases in US immigration courts has made it ever more attractive for many migrants to come to the United States, knowing that they can work legally for years without being deported as their cases inch through the […]

Athens, July 19 (AFP/APP): Millions of people across three continents suffered a sustained spell of heat Wednesday as fires raged, health worries mounted and temperature records tumbled. Experts pointed the finger at climate change driven by the burning of fossil fuels, saying global warming had […]

PESHAWAR, Jul 18 (APP):At least 10 persons including seven security personnel sustained injuries when a suicide car bomber targeted the vehicle of Frontier Corps at posh Hayatabad township here on Tuesday. SP Cantt, Waqas Rafiq told the media that seven security personnel including Havaldar Hussain, […]