France: 3 killed in 3 shootings
Apr 03, 2023, at 08:46 pm
Paris: At least three people were killed and several others injured in three shootings in southern France on Sunday night, news channel BFMTV reported citing police sources.
NATO bans TikTok on devices of staff
Apr 03, 2023, at 08:26 pm
Washington: The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has banned its staff from downloading social media platform TikTok on its provided devices.
Nigerian court sentences two Chinese nationals to three years in prison on corruption charges
Apr 03, 2023, at 06:11 pm
Abuja: A Nigerian court has sentenced two Chinese nationals to three years in prison for alleged corruption charges.
French Minister Marlene Schiappa triggers row by appearing on Playboy cover
Apr 03, 2023, at 04:17 pm
Paris: A French Minister has triggered a row by appearing on the cover of Playboy magazine.
Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky dies in St. Petersburg cafe blast
Apr 03, 2023, at 02:55 pm
St. Petersburg: An explosion rocked a popular cafe in St. Petersburg city of Russia on Sunday which left a popular Russian military blogger dead, media reports said.
US: Death toll due to severe weather rises to 29
Apr 03, 2023, at 02:41 pm
Houston: The death toll has risen to 29 after tornadoes and storms touched down in multiple midwestern and southern U.S. states since Friday, authorities said Sunday.
Nepal: Police arrest 19 people, including nine Chinese nationals, on charges of online fraud
Apr 03, 2023, at 04:07 am
Kathmandu: Nepali police have arrested nine Chinese people for their alleged involvement in online fraud, media reports said.
Bulgaria: Early parliamentary elections underway
Apr 03, 2023, at 02:22 am
Sofia: Bulgarians went to polls on Sunday to vote in the country's early parliamentary elections, Bulgaria's fifth parliamentary elections in two years.
US: Oklahoma shooting leaves three people dead
Apr 03, 2023, at 02:06 am
Washigton: At least three people were killed in a shooting at a bar in Oklahoma City in the United States, while another three were injured, US media reported on Sunday.
Chinese, Japanese FMs hold talks on relations
Apr 03, 2023, at 02:00 am
Beijing: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang held talks with Yoshimasa Hayashi, Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs, in Beijing on Sunday.
Two Iranian women attacked with yogurt, arrested for not wearing hijab
Apr 03, 2023, at 12:23 am
Tehran: At least two women were arrested in Iran after being attacked with yogurt for suspectedly not wearing a head cover in the public.
Afghanistan: Two children die as unexploded device explodes in Wardak
Apr 02, 2023, at 11:42 pm
Kabul: At least two children were killed when an unexploded device from a past war era blasted in Wardak province of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Taiwanese Defense Ministry says it detected 18 Chinese aircraft
Apr 02, 2023, at 10:52 pm
Taipei: The Taiwanese National Defense Ministry said on Saturday it had detected 18 aircraft and four vessels of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) near the island over the past 24 hours.
Taliban detains three British men in Afghanistan
Apr 02, 2023, at 10:18 pm
Kabul: A non-profit organization has claimed that three British men have been detained by the Taliban, a force that has been forcefully ruling Afghanistan since 2021, in the war-torn nation.
Afghanistan: Taliban guns down former military doctor
Apr 02, 2023, at 09:48 pm
Kabul: A former military doctor Shabir Shirzad, who served former Afghan intelligence agency, was shot dead by Taliban forces in Northern Parwan province on Friday, media reports said.
Huge protest rally in Israel against judicial reform: Reports
Apr 02, 2023, at 08:36 pm
Jerusalem: Tens of thousands of people hit the streets of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Haifa on Saturday to oppose the contentious judicial reform, even though it was put on hold earlier this week until the Knesset's summer session, Israeli media reported.
Saudi Arabia working on nuclear power development cooperation with China, Russia: Reports
Apr 02, 2023, at 08:14 pm
Riyadh: After failing to get help from the United States to develop nuclear power for years, Saudi Arabia has started exploring options to work with other countries, including China and Russia, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing sources.
Pakistan: Musarrat Hilali takes oath as 1st female chief justice of Peshawar High Court
Apr 02, 2023, at 07:58 pm
Peshawar (Pakistan): Justice Musarrat Hilali took oath as the first female chief justice of the Peshawar High Court (PHC), media reports said.
Russian forces thwart joint strike by Ukrainian troops - Russian Defense Ministry
Apr 02, 2023, at 07:43 pm
Moscow: The Russian army has pushed back a joint strike of multiple launch rocket systems of Ukrainian troops in the south Donetsk direction and has destroyed two Ukrainian reconnaissance groups, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.
Iraqi PM inaugurates Karbala oil refinery
Apr 02, 2023, at 07:30 pm
Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani on Saturday inaugurated the Karbala oil refinery which was built with a production capacity of 140,000 barrels per day, according to a statement from his office.
Mortar mine blast kills 2 children in Afghanistan
Apr 02, 2023, at 06:18 pm
Maidan Shar (Afghanistan)/UNI: Two children were killed as a mortar mine left over from past wars went off in Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province on Saturday, provincial police spokesman Yusuf Israr said Sunday.
Israel carries out new attack against military sites in Syria
Apr 02, 2023, at 04:48 pm
Damascus/UNI: Israel launched a fresh missile attack against military sites in the central Syrian province of Homs after midnight Sunday, the state TV reported.
Ecuador landslide death toll rises to 27: Authorities
Apr 02, 2023, at 02:47 pm
Mexico City/UNI: The death toll from a landslide in central Ecuador has risen to 27 after four more bodies were recovered from the rubble, the country's Attorney General's Office (FGE) informed.
Tornadoes in US South, Midwest leave 18 dead, dozens injured
Apr 02, 2023, at 02:28 pm
Washington/UNI: Tornadoes and severe winds that swept across parts of the US South and Midwest on Friday night left at least 18 people dead and dozens injured, US media reported.
US-Canada border: 8 bodies discovered in St Lawrence River
Apr 02, 2023, at 05:19 am
Quebec (Canada): The bodies of eight migrants, including two minors, have been retrieved after they perished while attempting to unlawfully cross from Canada into the United States, BBC reported citing the authorities
Pakistan Taliban obtain weapons left behind by US forces in Afghanistan
Apr 01, 2023, at 11:27 pm
Kabul: Terrorist groups, which carry out attacks in Pakistan, have obtained US weapons left behind in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Myanmar is building spy base on Coco Islands, Chinese hand doubted
Apr 01, 2023, at 11:20 pm
Coco Islands: Satellite images have revealed that Myanmar's Coco Islands, which is located at a strategically crucial point in the Bay of Bengal, is witnessing a steady makeover with tell-tale signs of military modernization and facilities to support aircraft, media reports said.
Protest over wheat distribution in Pakistan: Demonstrators, police scuffle in Mera
Apr 01, 2023, at 11:04 pm
Bisham: The Karakoram Highway recently turned into a battlefield when thousands of protesters, who were staging a sit-in demonstration, in Pakistan's Mera area clashed with the police on Thursday, leaving three persons hurt, media reports said.
Ramzan: People in Karachi facing hardships amid ongoing gas crisis
Apr 01, 2023, at 10:44 pm
People in Pakistan's Karachi are facing troubles in the month of Ramzan amid a gas crisis across the city.
British man orders 60 pairs of reading glasses by mistake
Apr 01, 2023, at 10:17 pm
London: A British man was left surprised when he received his 60 pairs of glasses and after receiving them he said he may not have been wearing his spectacles when he placed the order.