International

Uganda declares itself free of Ebola

Kampala, July 28: Ugandan authorities said on Tuesday the East African country is “free” of Ebola after the last patient was discharged in mid-June, a delicate milestone as the...

14 activists killed amid clashes with security personnel in PoK: JAAC

Islamabad, July 28: At least 14 activists of the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) were killed and...

France orders 4,000 more evacuated as heat threatens fragile hold on vast wildfire

Lege-Cap Ferret (France), Jul 28: French authorities ordered nearly 4,000 people evacuated Tuesday from tourist sites on the...

7.1-magnitude earthquake shakes part of southern Japan, tsunami advisory issued

Tokyo, Jul 28: An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan's southern main island...

Netanyahu’s first meeting with Trump since Iran war began is chance to smooth over strains

Jerusalem, Jul 28: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday is the first...
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Vandalism, arson spread across Bangladesh as protesters attack houses of Awami League leaders

Dhaka, Feb 7: Protesters in Bangladesh have attacked, torched houses of leaders of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League across the country and murals of the...

Fire at Islamic school in Nigeria kills 17 children

Abuja (Nigeria), Feb 6: At least 17 children were killed in a fire that broke out in an Islamic school in northwestern Nigeria, the...

Bangladesh protesters demolish house of Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, other party leaders

New Delhi, Feb 6: Protesters in Bangladesh on Thursday resumed the demolition of the country's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's house after vandalising and...

Israeli defence minister tells army to set plans for Palestinians to leave Gaza

Jerusalem, Feb 6: Israel's defence minister says he has instructed the army to prepare plans for large numbers of Palestinians to leave the Gaza...

Nepal ends solo expeditions on Mt Everest, other 8000-metre peaks

By Shirish B Pradhan Kathmandu, Feb 6: The Nepal government has formally ended solo expeditions on Mt Everest and other mountain peaks above 8,000 metres...

Sweden’s worst mass shooting leaves at least 11 dead at adult education centre

Stockholm, Feb 5: Sweden's worst mass shooting left at least 11 people dead, including the gunman, at an adult education centre west of Stockholm...

5 people wounded in shooting at Ohio cosmetics warehouse

New Albany (US), Feb 5: Five people were wounded in a shooting Tuesday night at a cosmetics warehouse in Ohio, officials said. The victims have...

Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, philanthropist, dies at 88

Paris, Feb 5: The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world's millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard...

US, Philippine fighter aircraft jointly patrol disputed shoal region in South China Sea

Manila, Feb 4: US and Philippine fighter aircraft staged a joint patrol and training Tuesday over a disputed South China Sea shoal where Chinese...

5 shot at adult education centre in Sweden

Orebro (Sweden), Feb 4: Five people were shot at an adult education centre in Sweden on Tuesday, police said. The Swedish news agency TT reported,...

Trump and Netanyahu hold talks as US president warns ‘no guarantees’ fragile peace in Gaza will hold

Washington, Feb 4: President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet Tuesday as the Israeli prime minister faces competing pressure from his...

Turkiye will host 15 Palestinian prisoners released as part of ceasefire

Ankara, Feb 4: Turkiye's state-run news agency says the country will host 15 Palestinian prisoners who were released and deported as part of the...
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