90-year-old among dozens arrested in Iran’s latest crackdown
AFP :A 90-year-old man is among dozens arrested in past weeks in a new crackdown by Iranian authorities against Bahais, Iran’s largest non-Muslim religious minority,...
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Himachal Pradesh rain mayhem kills 55; 3 die in Uttarakhand; ‘red’ alerts issued in India
Hindustan Times :The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued a ‘red alert’ for several parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand stating that heavy to...
Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinians in raid on occupied West Bank
Al Jazeera :Israeli forces have killed two Palestinians during a raid on a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, medical sources...
Hawaii fire death toll hits 99, may double, warns governor
AFP :The death toll in Hawaii’s wildfires rose to 99 and could double over the next 10 days, the state’s governor said Monday, as emergency...
Taliban govt marks two years since return to power
AFP :Afghanistan’s Taliban government was set Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of their takeover of the country with a military parade in the movement’s...
Indonesia to start random emission tests as poor air chokes Jakarta
Reuters :Indonesia’s capital will force drivers to undergo emission tests and consider ordering half of its civil servants to work from home, officials said on...
Indonesia to start random emission tests as poor air chokes Jakarta
Reuters :Indonesia’s capital will force drivers to undergo emission tests and consider ordering half of its civil servants to work from home, officials said on...
At least 36 feared dead after landslide at Myanmar jade mine
Reuters :At least 36 people were feared dead at a jade mine in northern Myanmar after being swept into a lake by a huge landslide,...