Rockets fired at Baghdad’s Green Zone
BSS :Two rockets were exploded in the Baghdad’s ultra-secure Green Zone that houses the US embassy on Sunday, Iraq’s security forces said in a statement.“The Green Zone in Baghdad was the target of two...
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Four dead in Australia plane crash: Police
BSS :Four people have died following a light plane crash in waters off the Australian city of Brisbane, police said on Sunday.Queensland state police said the four were killed after the small aircraft crashed...
Man beaten to death at Sikh Golden Temple in India
Al Jazeera :A man has been beaten to death at one of Sikhism’s holiest shrines in India after he allegedly attempted to commit a sacrilegious act by trespassing into an inner shrine, according to...
Floods in Malaysia displace more than 30,000 people
BSS :More than 30,000 people were evacuated from their homes in Malaysia on Sunday as the country battled some of its worst flooding in years.The tropical Southeast Asian nation often sees stormy monsoon seasons...
US appeals court reinstates vaccine mandate for large companies
BSS :A US federal appeals court Friday reinstated a Biden administration mandate that large companies require Covid- 19 vaccines for their employees, after the move was halted in court in November.President Joe Biden had...
Taliban govt resumes issuing Afghan passports
BSS :Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said on Saturday they would resume issuing passports in Kabul, giving hope to citizens who feel threatened living under the Islamists’ rule.Thousands of Afghans have also applied for new travel...
Desperate’ need for water, food in typhoon-hit Philippines
Al Jazeera :More than 18,000 soldiers and emergency personnel are joining search and rescue efforts in the Philippines, after the strongest typhoon to hit the country this year caused “severe damage” in central and...
10 killed in Malaysia accident
BSS :Ten people, including eight children, were killed in a highway accident in Selangor State of Malaysia late on Friday, authorities said.The accident involved three cars and a trailer lorry, said Selangor Fire and...
Thai prison set on fire during riot over corona virus cluster
BSS :Hundreds of prisoners set fire to a Thai jail during a two-day riot over the handling of a corona virus cluster, with some inmates wounded as officers sought to restore order.Thai prisons are...
Russia demands talks with West on Ukraine
BSS :Russia on Friday unveiled proposals to contain the United States and NATO in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, calling for urgent negotiations with Washington as it amasses forces near Ukraine.The United...
Qatar celebrates National Day 2021
Al Jazeera :Qatar has inaugurated its National Day celebrations with a morning parade under clear skies on the waterfront of the capital, Doha.Thousands of citizens and residents turned out on Saturday to watch the...
Palestinian refugees struggle amid UNRWA funding cuts
Al Jazeera :Inside Jordan, Ali is a foreigner from the Gaza Strip. But outside, he is regarded as a Jordanian.”How?” the 35-year-old asks. “I’m stuck in between; not here, nor there.”Although he was born...