Afghanistan earthquake toll rises to 2,445
The death toll from the massive 6.3-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan’s Herat and neighboring provinces has increased to 2,445 as rescue…
Three dead and 16 injured in Lebanese prison fire
Three prisoners were killed and 16 others injured in a fire inside a prison in Zahle, located in the Bekaa…
Tree falls on bus in Colombo, 5 dead
At least five passengers were killed and about a dozen others injured after a tree fell on their bus in…
Eight Sikh men arrested for possession of loaded firearms in Canada
Police have arrested eight Sikh men between 19 to 26 years of age and charged them in connection with possession…
US man jailed for groping sleeping passenger on a plane
A US man who groped a sleeping passenger on a plane was jailed Thursday for nearly two years. Mohammad Jawad…
India and UAE sign RuPay domestic card scheme agreement
The NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) ,on Thursday entered…
100 killed in drone attack on Syria military college
At least 100 people were killed in a drone attack that struck a military academy in Syria’s Homs province while…
Video of Mysterious disease paralyses 95 schoolgirls in Kenya
A mysterious disease has affected about 95 schoolgirls in Kenya who have been paralysed, according to media reports. Officials from…
Filipina domestic worker found dead with stab wounds in Saudi Arabia
A 32-year-old Filipino domestic worker, who was due to return home this month upon contract completion, was found dead stabbed…
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari takes test ride of sky bus in Sharjah
Union minister Nitin Gadkari has visited the pilot certification and experience centre of uSky Technology in Sharjah, UAE and took…
34 Indian nurses and medical staff released from Kuwait detention
Kuwait authorities on Wednesday released 34 Indian nurses and medical staff who were detained on September 12, said the Indian…
Israel FM condemns spitting attack on Christians
Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has condemned a recent wave of street attacks on Christian worshippers in the country.“I condemn…