Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Death toll crosses 4,000
Feb 07, 2023, at 02:29 pm
Istanbul: The death toll due to the magnitude 7.7 earthquake which hit Turkey and Syria on Monday has crossed 4,000, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Coast guard dies in landmine blast, ambush in Gwadar
Feb 07, 2023, at 05:32 am
Gwadar: A soldier died and seven others were injured in a landmine explosion and subsequent ambush by armed militants in the Jiwani area of Gwadar district of Pakistan recently, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Tribal elder, son shot dead in Gawadar
Feb 07, 2023, at 05:27 am
Dera Bugti: Unidentified person shot dead the tribal elder and the chief of the Rajiha Bugti tribe in Karmanzai and his son in Dera Bugti district of Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Blast rocks Bolan, two security personnel hurt
Feb 07, 2023, at 05:20 am
Dera Murad Jamali: At least two security personnel were hurt as a road-side blast occurred in Bolan district of Pakistan on Saturday.
Pakistan: Bajaur landmine blast leaves woman, son hurt
Feb 07, 2023, at 05:09 am
Bajaur: A landmine explosion in Bajaur tribal district of Pakistan on Saturday left at least a woman and her son injured, media reports said.
Pakistan: Imran Khan directs party leaders to get ready for 'Jail Bharo' movement
Feb 07, 2023, at 05:06 am
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has directed the party leadership, workers, and supporters to get ready for Jail Bharo Tehreek (court arrest movement).
Bhutan government plans to use technology to modernize agriculture sector
Feb 07, 2023, at 04:42 am
Thimphu: The Bhutan government is trying to make serious efforts to modernize its agriculture sector with the help of technology.
At least 2,300 killed as 3 powerful earthquakes hit Turkey, Syria
Feb 07, 2023, at 03:48 am
Istanbul/IBNS: At least 2,300 people have been killed in three powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria in nearly a century, sparking frantic rescue operations.
Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Over 1700 people die, rescue operations continue
Feb 07, 2023, at 12:45 am
Istanbul: A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey which left at least 1,014 people dead and 5,385 others injured as tremors were also felt in neighbouring Syria on Monday.
Ghulja Massacre: Protests held in Bangladesh over Uyghur atrocities by China
Feb 06, 2023, at 11:24 pm
Dhaka: Several regions in Bangladesh witnessed protests against Chinese atrocities against Uyghur people recently to mark the anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre.
Pervez Musharraf broke from the past to reach out to GoI: Hurriyat
Feb 06, 2023, at 11:04 pm
Srinagar: Kashmiri separatist group All Parties Hurriyat Conference on Monday said that Pakistan’s former president General Pervez Musharraf broke from the past to reach out to Government India with an open mind to resolve the Kashmir issue.
Chinese atrocities against Uyghur: Demonstrations held in Turkey
Feb 06, 2023, at 10:45 pm
Istanbul: People in the Turkish city of Saryer marked Ghulja Massacre by walking out on the streets of the region and protested against China’s atrocities towards Uyghur Muslims.
Australia: Fire damages Buddhist temple in Melbourne
Feb 06, 2023, at 10:16 pm
Sydney: A Buddhist temple in Australia's Melbourne was gutted by fire on Sunday night, with about 80 firefighters battling on site.
Over 600 die as strong earthquake rocks Turkey, Syria
Feb 06, 2023, at 08:51 pm
Ankara: At least 284 people died as a magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit Turkey's Gaziantep city region and caused severe damage in neighbouring Syria as well.
Turkey earthquake: Death toll now stands at 76
Feb 06, 2023, at 04:38 pm
Ankara/UNI: At least 76 earthquake-related deaths have been reported across seven provinces in Turkey, while another 440 people were injured, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said.
Venezuela rejects US reaction to Chinese balloon incident
Feb 06, 2023, at 03:40 pm
Mexico City: The government of Venezuela has condemned the US decision to shoot down the Chinese balloon in US territorial waters off the coast of South Carolina.
Turkey: 5 die as magnitude 7.8 earthquake hits Gaziantep
Feb 06, 2023, at 02:41 pm
Ankara: At least five people died as a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Gaziantep city in south-eastern Turkey on Sunday.
Bangladesh: Unknown miscreants destroy 14 Hindu temples in Thakurgaon
Feb 06, 2023, at 01:40 am
Thakurgaon: Unknown miscreants have allegedly vandalized idols in 14 Hindu temples in Thakurgaon region of Bangladesh, media reports said on Sunday.
Bangladesh: Police arrest five people for gangraping woman who visited Dhaka
Feb 06, 2023, at 12:59 am
Dhaka: Police have arrested five people in the case related to the suspected gangrape of a mother who travelled from Jashore to Dhaka to meet her children, media reports said.
China: Road mishaps leave 16 people dead
Feb 06, 2023, at 12:23 am
Beijing: At least 16 people died after five multi-vehicle rear-end collisions occurred in central China's Hunan Province, media reports said on Sunday.
UNSC went against US on 2003 Iraq issue to avoid instability: Pakistan Ex-Foreign Minister
Feb 06, 2023, at 12:02 am
Geneva: The United Nations Security Council had to take a stand against the United States on the issue of Iraq in 2003 in order to avoid creating a precedent for preemptive attacks that could create global instability, Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, a former Pakistani foreign minister, told Sputnik.
Pakistan: Blast close to Quetta Police Lines leaves five people injured
Feb 05, 2023, at 11:25 pm
Quetta: A blast close to the Quetta Police Lines area in Pakistan on Sunday left at least five people hurt, media reports said.
Brazil: Over 650 people accused of assault on seats of power
Feb 05, 2023, at 07:51 pm
Brasilia: As many as 653 people have been accused of crimes related to the assaults on the seats of power in Brasilia on Jan. 8, Brazil's attorney general's office said Saturday.
IMF lays 'tough conditions' to release $1.1 billion to cash-strapped Pakistan
Feb 05, 2023, at 07:43 pm
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has laid a string of “tough conditions” to bail Pakistan out of its spiralling financial crisis, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said, media reported.
9 missing as fishing boat turns in southwest S. Korea
Feb 05, 2023, at 06:23 pm
Seoul: Nine people went missing as a fishing boat capsized in southwestern South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday.
Nearly 200 soldiers released in Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap
Feb 05, 2023, at 06:17 pm
Kiev: Dozens of Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have been freed following the latest prisoner swap, officials from both sides confirmed on Saturday.
Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf dies at 79 after prolonged illness
Feb 05, 2023, at 06:14 pm
Dubai/IBNS: Former Pakistan President and chief of the country's Army staff Pervez Musharraf, who had seized power in the South Asian nation in a bloodless coup in 1999, died at the American Hospital in UAE's Dubai on Sunday after a prolonged illness. He was 79.
China strongly opposes US move to shoot down 'unmanned' airship
Feb 05, 2023, at 04:26 pm
Beijing/UNI: China expressed strong dissatisfaction and opposition towards the US use of force to attack a Chinese civilian 'unmanned' airship, the country's Foreign Ministry said Sunday in a statement.
US shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon off Carolina coast
Feb 05, 2023, at 03:20 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: The United States Saturday shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the country's east coast, the Pentagon said.
Turkish Airlines suspends nearly 240 flights after snowfall alert in Istanbul
Feb 05, 2023, at 07:29 am
Istanbul: Turkey's flag carrier Turkish Airlines said on Saturday that it had canceled 238 flights scheduled for Sunday and Monday due to the snowfall expected in Istanbul.