Death toll soars to 50 in school bombing in Afghan capital
Kabul: The death toll in a horrific bombing at a girls’ school in the Afghan capital has soared to 50 dead, many of them pupils between 11 and 15 years old, the Interior Ministry said Sunday. The number of wounded in Saturday’s attack has also climbed to more than 100, said Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq […]
Bomb kills at least 30 near girls’ school in Afghan capital
Kabul: A bomb exploded near a girl’s school in a majority Shiite district of west Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, many them young pupils between 11 and 15 years old, Afghan government spokesmen said. The Taliban condemned the attack apparently aimed at civilians, and denied any responsibility. The explosion is being investigated, said […]
Disintegrated space rocket ‘highly unlikely’ to cause any damage on earth: China
Beijing: Breaking its silence on its tumbling space rocket, whose debris is expected to fall on the Earth this weekend, China said most of it would be burnt during the re-entry and it is highly unlikely to cause any damage on the ground. Replying to questions about the Long March 5B rocket, which last week […]
Top leader of hardline Islamist group arrested in Bangladesh
Dhaka: A top leader of a hardline Islamist group was arrested in eastern Bangladesh’s Sylhet city on Friday, as the government continued to crack the whip on anti-government protesters, according to a media report. The legal affairs expert of Hefazat-e-Islam, Advocate Maulana Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury, was apprehended by the the Criminal Investigation Department officials at […]
China opens Everest’s north side to 38 virus-tested climbers
Beijing: China has opened Mount Everest’s northern slope to a few dozen mountaineers who will be tested for the coronavirus and must keep their distance while ascending the world’s highest peak. Both Nepal and China closed the mountain to foreign climbers last year because of the pandemic. Nepal has allowed in foreign climbers this season […]
Pak court asks India to cooperate in Jadhav case
Islamabad: A top Pakistani court hearing the case of death row convict Kulbhushan Jadhav has asked India to cooperate in the legal proceeding over the matter, saying appearing before the court did not mean a waiver of sovereignty. A three-member bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Aamer Farooq […]
China’s carrier group conducts exercises in South China Sea
Beijing: China’s Shandong aircraft carrier group has recently conducted routine annual exercises in the South China Sea, the People’s Liberation Army said Sunday, after Beijing criticised the US for sending Navy ships into the strategic area. The Chinese Defence Ministry last week urged the US to restrain its front-line forces in the air and seas […]
Final phase of Afghan pullout by US, NATO starts formally
Kabul: The final phase of ending America’s forever war in Afghanistan after 20 years formally began Saturday, with the withdrawal of the last US and NATO troops by the end of summer. President Joe Biden had set May 1 as the official start of the withdrawal of the remaining forces — about 2,500-3,500 US troops […]
44 killed in stampede at Jewish religious festival in Israel
Jerusalem: In one of the worst peacetime tragedies in Israel, at least 44 people were crushed to death and about 150 others injured in a stampede overnight at an overcrowded Jewish religious gathering in the country’s north attended by tens of thousands of people flouting the coronavirus-related restrictions. The mass gathering was organised to celebrate […]
UN stands ready to step up support to India: UN chief Guterres on ‘horrific’ COVID outbreak
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the world organisation stands ready to step up its support to India to combat the horrific COVID-19 wave in the country that has infected more than 18 million people and killed over 200,000. With the entire @UN family, I stand in solidarity with the people of India […]
