World News
Ethnic violence in Nigeria; 37 killed in Wukari town »
4th May, 2013: Around 37 people have been killed in an ethnic violence between Christians and Muslims in Wukari town in the state of Taraba, north-east of Nigeria. According to reports, local police have reported that more...
Afghanistan President urges for the closure of Guantanamo prison »
3rd May, 2013, Copenhagen: On Thursday, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai urged for the closure of the controversial Guantanamo Bay prison. During a short visit to Denmark, the Afghan President told reporters that form the very beginning he...
Senior Pak prosecutor handling 26/11 attack case gunned down in broad daylight »
3rd May, 2013, Islamabad: On Friday, Federal Investigation Agency prosecutor Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali, who was handling the 26/11 Mumbai attack case as well as the Benazir Bhutto assassination case, was gunned down by an unidentified person in...
Saudi Arabia flash flood: 13 killed and 4 missing »
2nd May, 2013, Manama: Thirteen people have lost their lives and around 4 are missing following flash floods in Saudi Arabia. The Civil Defense Authority of the country have asked people to avoid plains and valleys that...
Huge explosion at a building in Prague, 40 injured »
29th April, 2013, Prague: A huge explosion damaged an office building in Prague, the capital of Czech Republic. The building was located in Divadelni Street in Prague. The incident is believed to have caused from a leaky...
Pak Taliban asks people to stay away from general election »
27th April, 2013: Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, a banned outfit, has distributed leaflets in several cities in Pakistan asking the general people not to participate in the forthcoming general elections scheduled to take place on 11th May. The leaflets...
Fire at a psychiatric hospital in Moscow, 38 dead »
26th April, 2013, Moscow: A massive fire broke out at a psychiatric hospital in Russian capital Moscow and around 38 people were feared dead, reported Russian media. The incident took place early morning on Friday. According to...
Boeing misses runway in Bali and lands on sea »
13th April, 2013, Denpasar (Indonesia): A Lion Air Boeing carrying more than 100 people missed the runway in the Bali airport on Saturday and landed on the sea in spite of fine weather. No one have been...
Syrian army goes for all-out attack in Daraa province, 57 killed »
11th April, 2013, Beirut: 57 people, including 6 children, were killed in the southern part of Syria as the troops lunched an all-out assault in Daraa province late on Wednesday. Apart from 6 children, there were 7...
Gunmen assaults polio vaccinator team in Pakistan, 1 policeman killed »
11th April, 2013, Islamabad: On Wednesday, in Pakistan, a police personnel was killed and another was seriously wound after suspected terrorists assaulted a group of polio vaccinators. The incident took place in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province’s Mardan town, in...
At least 37 dead in Iran earthquake »
10th April, 2013, Tehran: At least 37 killed and more than thousand were injured after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit southern Iran on Tuesday. The quake rattled the populated town of Kaki, which is around 96 kilometers...
Malaysia announces general election date »
10th April, 2013, Kuala Lumpur: On Wednesday, the election commission of Malaysia set a 5th May to hole general elections. According to reports, the election commission stated that 20th April is the last for filing nominations for...
Man shoots down thirteen relatives and neighbors in village in Serbia »
9th April, 2013: On Tuesday, a man who is reportedly a Balkan wars veteran, has killed thirteen people including his mother and wife. Authorities stated that the rampage took place early morning in Velika Ivanca, a village...
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights asks for the closure of Guantanamo prison »
6th April, 2013, Geneva: On Friday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay asked the United States to shot down Guantanamo prison. she stated that the indefinite imprisonment of several detainees without trial or...
Taliban attack Farah court in Afghanistan, 7 killed »
3rd April, 2013, Kabul: On Wednesday, Taliban militants rammed an explosive filled vehicle into the premises of a courthouse Farah province in western Afghanistan. According to reports, at least seven people have been killed and more than...
Peshawar suicide attack: 12 killed »
30th March, 2013, Islamabad: At least twelve people were killed and 31 injured after a suicide bomber lashed out at a convoy that was carrying a senior paramilitary officer. The incident took place on Friday in Peshawar,...
Suicide bombers attack police base in Afghanistan, 5 killed »
26th March, 2013: Today, seven suicide assaulter attacked a police camp in Jalalabad city in Afghanistan. Later police reported that 5 officers have been killed in the incident. Taliban terrorists took the responsibility for the attack. According...
Guatemala City hit by 6.2 magnitude quake, no reports of damages »
26th March, 2013, Guatemala City: A 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit Guatemala on Monday at around 5.02 pm local time (2302 GMT). Later the United States Geological Survey stated that the epicenter of the quake was ten kilometers...
Myanmar refugee camp fire in northern Thailand, 62 killed »
25th March, 2013, Bangkok: Around 62 refugees from Myanmar has been killed and more than 200 were injured after a massive fire broke out in the northern Thailand. According to reports, the local authorities have stated that...
Australia: Asylum seeker boat capsizes, two killed »
25th March, 2013, Melbourne: An asylum seeker boat that was carrying around 95 people capsized bear the Christmas island on Monday. Two people dies on the shop while two are seriously injured. According to reports, Ocean Protector,...
- Opinions
- Recent Stories
