Flood kills 10, destroys scores of houses in E. Afghanistan
BSS :At least 10 people lost their lives and scores of houses were destroyed in a flash flood in Afghan eastern province of Logar on...
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Malaysia reports 2,798 new Covid-19 infections, 6 new deaths
BSS/Xinhua :Malaysia reported 2,798 new Covid- 19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 4,755,288, according to the health ministry.There are five...
15 dead, 22 wounded in Turkey road accident: Governor
BSS :Fifteen people died and 22 were injured in a road accident involving a bus and an ambulance in southeastern Turkiye, a regional governor said...
Drone shot down at Russia’s Black Sea fleet headquarters
BSS :A drone was shot down over the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea fleet in annexed Crimea on Saturday, a local official said.“The drone was...
UK’s Gove says leadership hopeful Truss taking ‘holiday from reality’
BSS :Senior UK Conservative lawmaker Michael Gove on Saturday accused party leadership contender Liz Truss of taking a “holiday from reality” with her plans to...
UN to end travel ban exemptions for Taliban officials
BSS :The United Nations is set to end travel ban exemptions for 13 Taliban officials on Friday, pending any deal by Security Council members on...
At least 23 civilians killed in Syria violence
BSS :At least 21 civilians including children were killed Friday in separate bombardments in the latest flare-up of violence along Syria’s northern border with Turkey,...
22 dead in Chad heavy rains since June: UN
BSS :Torrential rains have caused the death of 22 people in Chad since June, with more than 110,000 affected, a UN report has said.The rains...
Merrick Garland, the man who could put Trump in court
BSS :Merrick Garland, the US attorney general, was denied a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court by Republicans in the Senate.He now faces a decision...
Thai nightclub fire death toll reaches 20
Agency :The death toll from a Thailand’s nightclub inferno has risen to 20, health officials said, while other victims continue to receive medical treatment.The blaze...
Trump executive pleads guilty to tax fraud, will testify at upcoming trial
BSS :Allen Weisselberg, the long-time chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, pleaded guilty on Thursday to tax fraud and agreed to testify at an...
North Korea rejects Seoul’s aid offer as ‘height of absurdity’
BSS :Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, on Friday rejected Seoul’s offer of economic assistance in return for denuclearisation...