Afghanistan classroom bombing death toll jumps to 43: UN
BSS /AFP :The death toll from a suicide bomb attack on an education centre in the Afghan capital last week has risen to at least...
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Lula da Silva and Bolsonaro to contend in second round
BSS :Incumbent Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is set to face former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a second round of presidential elections on...
Afghan girl students rally in Herat after classroom attack
BSS :More than 100 Afghan girl students rallied in the western city of Herat on Sunday, protesting against a suicide bombing on a Kabul classroom...
Biden to travel to storm-hit Puerto Rico and Florida
BSS :President Joe Biden will head this week to Puerto Rico and Florida to witness the damage caused by back-to-back hurricanes, the White House said...
Ukraine demining teams race to clear danger before winter
BSS :Small, hidden and lethal, mines and other explosives left behind by retreating Russian forces in eastern Ukraine pose an urgent challenge for demining teams...
Migrants refuse Greek rescue in Ionian Sea
BSS :Greece’s coast guard on Sunday said a group of migrants in distress in the Ionian Sea had refused to be rescued, amid widespread reports...
Truss says should have ‘laid the ground better’ for tax cuts
BSS/AFP :British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Sunday conceded that she should have “laid the ground better” for last month’s debt- fuelled mini-budget, which slashed...
26 killed as tractor trailer carrying pilgrims crashes in India
BSS :A tractor pulling a trolley packed with religious pilgrims in India overturned and plunged into a pond, killing 26 and seriously injuring 16, officials...
Orlene moving toward Mexico’s Pacific coast as Category 3 hurricane
BSS/AFP :Hurricane Orlene strengthened into a “major” hurricane early Sunday as it moved toward Mexico’s Pacific coast where it is expected to hit in the...
Bolsonaro, Lula hold final rallies before Brazil vote
AFP :Brazil’s polarizing presidential campaign will wrap up Saturday as incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hold rival rallies within spitting...
Iran arrests Europeans accused of role in unrest
Reuters :Iran, which has blamed “foreign enemies” for protests that swept the country after the death of a woman in morality police custody, said on...
North Korea fires ballistic missiles, fourth time this week
AFP :North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early on Saturday, South Korea’s military said, the nuclear-armed country’s fourth launch this week as Seoul, Tokyo and...