24 more killed in Pakistan floods
Sep 05, 2022, at 09:00 pm
Islamabad/UNI: At least 24 people were killed and 115 others were injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods in the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.
My son will decide whether he will come to politics or not: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
Sep 05, 2022, at 06:40 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in an interview given to ANI, said it depends on her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and the people of her country whether Joy will come to politics or not.
Israel: One civilian, six soldiers injured in bus attack
Sep 05, 2022, at 05:16 pm
Jerusalem/UNI: One soldier was seriously wounded, five other soldiers and one civilian were lightly wounded in an attack on a bus with passengers near the Jordan Valley in Israel, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday.
Eight dead in Russia volcano climb
Sep 05, 2022, at 05:07 pm
Vladivostok/UNI: The death toll from a climbing accident at the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula rose from six to eight after freezing winds halted a rescue attempt, TASS reported on Monday.
Two killed in Northern California wildfire
Sep 05, 2022, at 05:04 pm
Los Angeles/UNI: Two people were killed in a fast-moving wildfire in the Northern California town of Weed in Siskiyou County, the county's Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue said.
Pakistan: Flood victims forced to stay under open sky
Sep 05, 2022, at 03:04 pm
Karachi: A large number of flood-hit victims in Pakistan are forced to live under the open sky and dealing with troubles like hunger and disease.
Canada: Stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan leaves 10 dead, police searching for two suspects
Sep 05, 2022, at 02:55 pm
At least 10 people were killed in a stabbing rampage in Canada's central Saskatchewan province on Sunday, media reports said on Monday.
Four killed as private jet crashes over Baltic Sea
Sep 05, 2022, at 02:40 pm
Stockholm: All four onboard were believed to be killed when a private jet crashed into the Baltic Sea, according to media reports from both Sweden and Latvia.
Pakistan: Unknown people gun down cop in Dera Ismail Khan
Sep 05, 2022, at 04:11 am
Unknown people shot dead a police officer in Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan region when he was going to his duty, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan Flood: Balochistan minister rejects Rs10bn aid announced by PM Sharif
Sep 05, 2022, at 04:01 am
Balochistan Agriculture Minister Mir Asadullah Baloch on Friday negated the Rs10 billion grant announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for the rehabilitation of those hit by flood in the region.
Back off or we march on Islamabad: Imran Khan warns Sharif-led govt
Sep 05, 2022, at 03:44 am
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has warned the Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition government that he would march to Islamabad if it “continued to torture” his party’s leaders and workers.
Pakistan Floods: Bilwal Bhutto Zardari slams ex-PM Imran Khan for holding concerts in KP, Punjab
Sep 05, 2022, at 03:33 am
Pakistan Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has slammed ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan for holding "concerts" in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab at a time when the nation is ravaged by devastating floods.
Sep 05, 2022, at 01:47 am
New Delhi: Bangladesh PM SHeikh Hasina, who is scheduled to arrive in India on Monday, has revealed that she was once a secret resident of Delhi`s posh Pandara Road, where she lived with her children under an assumed identity trying to escape the attention of those who assassinated her father Sheikh Mujibur Rehman, the man who liberated the country from the cruel hands of Pakistan rule.
Pakistan: Floods cause up to $12.5bln in damage
Sep 04, 2022, at 11:48 pm
Islamabad: Flood damage in Pakistan could reach up to $12.5 billion, Pakistani media reported on Sunday, citing preliminary estimates from the government.
Mikhail Gorbachev laid to rest in Moscow
Sep 04, 2022, at 08:34 pm
Moscow/UNI: The last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was buried at Moscow’s Novodevichy Cemetery on Saturday.
Pakistan floods leave nearly 1,300 people dead, relief ops continue
Sep 04, 2022, at 06:23 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The catastrophic flood in Pakistan has left nearly 1,300 people dead even as the relief operations continue, media reports said.
Blast kills 3 children in Afghanistan
Sep 04, 2022, at 04:28 pm
Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan/UNI: Three children lost their lives and three others sustained injuries as an explosive device went off in the Nad Ali district of Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, provincial police spokesman Ahmad Jan said.
US: Stolen plane lands on field after pilot threatened to crash into Walmart store
Sep 04, 2022, at 02:56 pm
A pilot of a small plane, flying in circles for more than five hours and threatening to crash into a Walmart store in Tupelo, Mississippi, has been arrested after he landed safely on a field, Governor Tate Reeves said on Saturday.
Taiwan shoots down Chinese drone near Kinmen Island
Sep 04, 2022, at 01:56 am
Taipei: Taiwan downed a civilian drone after weeks of complaints about incursions by unmanned aerial vehicles from China, heightening tension between the two nations.
US: Pilot threatens to crash plane into Walmart store in Mississippi
Sep 04, 2022, at 01:38 am
A pilot of a small plane, flying in circles for more than an hour, threatened to crash into a Walmart store in Tupelo, Mississippi on Saturday, media reports said, citing local police.
US okays $1.1bn arms sale to Taiwan, vexes China
Sep 04, 2022, at 12:19 am
Washington: The US has agreed to sell $1.1 billion worth of arms to Taiwan, provoking China.
Pakistan floods: Death toll touches 1,265
Sep 03, 2022, at 11:21 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's death toll due to ongoing flooding has now touched 1,265 as 57 more people died in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Pakistan: Ex-FC official held in Battagram over ‘blasphemy’
Sep 03, 2022, at 11:18 pm
Battagram: A local court in Pakistan has sent a former Frontier Constabulary official to the Central Prison, Haripur, on judicial remand in a blasphemy case, media reports said on Saturday.
Bangladesh BRT project mishap: Chinese contractor found responsible for deaths
Sep 03, 2022, at 10:16 pm
Dhaka: An investigation committee has found that the Chinese contractor was responsible for the crash of girders of the Bud Rapid Transit (BRT) project here which killed five people.
Pakistan: More than 6.4 million in ‘dire need’ after unprecedented floods
Sep 03, 2022, at 05:52 pm
New York: The scale of the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan is unprecedented, with a third of the country under water, UN humanitarians warned on Friday.
Ukraine: ‘Physical integrity’ of Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant ‘has been violated several times’
Sep 03, 2022, at 05:47 pm
New York: Further damage to the embattled Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine “cannot” be allowed to happen, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said.
World food prices drop for fifth consecutive month: FAO
Sep 03, 2022, at 05:26 pm
World food prices have fallen for a fifth consecutive month but are still nearly eight per cent higher than a year ago, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported on Friday.
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka
Sep 03, 2022, at 02:30 pm
Colombo: Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who had fled the nation in July amid protest, returned to Sri Lanka on Friday, media reports said.
Rishi Sunak vs Liz Truss for British PM: Voting ends, result tomorrow
Sep 03, 2022, at 06:43 am
London/IBNS: Voting to replace Boris Johnson as the Conservative Party leader and the British Prime Minister closed on Friday evening.
Ukraine troops using artillery made by Pakistan: Reports
Sep 03, 2022, at 04:44 am
Kyiv: Ukraine Army's need for ammunition amid the war with Russia is surprisingly met by Pakistan, a Twitter handle has claimed.