Nine killed in Sweden plane crash
Al Jazeera :A small plane carrying skydivers crashed outside the Swedish city of Orebro on Thursday night, killing all nine people on board, police said.The...
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Taliban says controls 85% of Afghan territory
AFP :The Taliban said Friday it now controls 85% of Afghanistan’s territory as the militants mount an offensive amid a US military withdrawal, though the...
Pope walking after surgery
Reuters :Pope Francis is walking and working and no longer running a fever as he recovers from intestinal surgery, but he is not well enough...
Haiti police blame US, Colombian suspects in president’s slaying
Al Jazeera :A 28-member hit squad made up of Americans and Colombians assassinated President Jovenel Moise, Haitian police said Thursday, adding that eight were still...
Drone attacks by Iraqi militias reflect Iran’s waning hold
AP :Iran’s expeditionary Quds Force commander brought one main directive for Iraqi militia faction leaders long beholden to Tehran, when he gathered with them in...
Govt asked to inoculate persons with disability on priority basis
UK-based development agency Sightsavers and the country’s actors today urged the government to vaccinate the disable people with COVID-19 vaccine on priority basis.Amrita Rejina Rozario,...
Taliban captures key Afghan border crossing with Iran: Officials
AlJazeera:Taliban fighters have seized control of a key district in western Afghanistan that includes an important border crossing with Iran, Afghan security officials said, as...
Britain has withdrawn from Afghanistan – PM
Reuters :Most British soldiers have been pulled out of Afghanistan, ending Britain’s official role in a two-decades long conflict even as the Taliban are gaining...
Families confront fate of Florida victims
Reuters :It was the dreaded end that all had feared. Forteen days after a seaside condominium tower collapsed just north of Miami, rescuers said their...
Residents return as toxic chemicals dissipate
Reuters :Evacuated residents warily began returning to their homes on Bangkok’s outskirts on Thursday after a chemical factory went up in flames earlier this week,...
Israeli bombardment severely weakened Gaza economy
Al Jazeera :The socioeconomic situation in the Gaza Strip has been severely weakened as a result of the Israeli offensive in May, a report (PDF)...
Tropical Storm Elsa becomes hurricane, headed to Florida Gulf Coast
Reuters :Tropical Storm Elsa strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday, hours before an expected landfall on Florida’s northern Gulf Coast, the US National...