Hurricane Ida kills one, knocks out power across New Orleans
International Desk :Hurricane Ida has made landfall as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States, lashing the country’s southwestern coast...
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Pakistani soldiers killed in cross border fire
Reuters :Gunfire from across the Afghan border have killed two Pakistani soldiers, the army said, in the first such attack since the Taliban took over...
Mother of disappeared Muslim student in India refuses to give up
Al Jazeera and News Agencies :As the world marks the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, a mother in India is waiting for...
Veteran Afghan commanders to negotiate with Taliban
Reuters :A band of veteran Afghan leaders, including two regional commanders, are angling for talks with the Taliban and plan to meet within weeks to...
Dozens killed in Houthi attack on Yemen’s largest base
Al Jazeera :At least 30 soldiers have been killed and 60 wounded in Houthi attacks on a military base belonging to forces of the Saudi-led...
Israel bombs Hamas sites in Gaza after protests
International Desk :The Israeli military says its aircraft struck Hamas sites in Gaza early in response to incendiary balloons launched from the besieged Palestinian enclave...
Global Covid cases top 215 million
International Desk :The global Covid-19 caseload has surpassed 215 million with the world still struggling to contain the pandemic fueled by new variants, reports UNB.According...
48 missing after boat capsizes off Senegal coast
Reuters :Up to 48 people were missing on Friday after a boat carrying around 60 people capsized off the coast of northern Senegal, the Senegalese...
Joy as parents reunited with kidnapped Nigerian students
Reuters :Ninety children abducted from a school in Nigeria were reunited on Friday with their parents after being held captive for nearly three months, part...
Greenland world’s northernmost island
BBC Online :A group of scientists say they have discovered by luck what they believe is the world’s northernmost island off Greenland’s coast.In July, the...
US reports world’s first deer with Covid-19
Reuters :The US government said on Friday it had confirmed the world’s first cases of Covid-19 in deer, expanding the list of animals known to...
Argentina’s president breaks quarantine
Al Jazeera :Argentinian prosecutors charged President Alberto Fernandez with allegedly breaking a mandatory quarantine when he and his partner hosted a birthday party with friends...