Civil order breaks down in Gaza as people raid UN warehouses

Jerusalem (IANS) Societal order is beginning to collapse in the besieged Gaza Strip after thousands of desperate people raided UN warehouses in search of food, amid continuing bombardment by Israeli airstrikes and a widening ground offensive as the…

Death toll in Kazakhstan's mine accident rises to 36

Astana (IANS) The death toll in the mine accident in Kazakhstan's Karaganda region has risen to 36, the country's Ministry of Emergency Situations said on Sunday.

"At present, 36 bodies have been recovered and the search for 10 miners…

Kazakhstan suspends investment cooperation with ArcelorMittal following mine fire

Astana (IANS) Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed the government to cease investment cooperation with ArcelorMittal Temirtau mining company following the fire at the Kostenko mine that killed at least 21 people, the media reported.

Israel intensifies ground offensive in Gaza

Jerusalem (IANS) Israel is expanding its ground offensive in the Gaza Strip with intensified airstrikes, the Israeli army said Sunday.

The Israeli military said in a statement that it carried out more than 450 airstrikes, targeting sites belonging…

Dawn to dusk strike in Bangladesh: 2 buses set afire in Dhaka, one dead

Dhaka (IANS) Violence marred the BNP's dawn-to-dusk strike in Bangladesh on Sunday as miscreants torched two bus afire in Dhaka leading to the death of one person.

The deceased was identified as helper (driver's assistant) who was sleeping…

‘The earth in Gaza shook’, says Israel's Defence Minister

Tel Aviv (IANS) Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Saturday that Israel has “moved to a new phase” in the war against Hamas, after ground forces pushed into Gaza and the military bombarded terror targets in the Strip overnight, media…

Hamas Naval Chief killed: IDF

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), which has commenced ground assault in Gaza, on Saturday said that it has killed Hamas Naval commander Abu Sahiban in an overnight attack.

The IDF said that the slain commander had planned and…

21 people killed in mine fire in Kazakhstan

Astana (IANS) At least 21 people were killed and 18 others injured in a fire at a mine, owned by steel giant Arcelor Mittal, in Kazakhstan's Karaganda Region on Saturday, local media reported.

Twenty-one bodies have been found so far, and…

Israel likely to commence ground operations tonight

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is likely to commence a ground offensive from Friday night, sources in Israeli intelligence told IANS.

IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari had also indicated this during a routine media briefing on Friday…

In a first, India votes against UNGA resolution backing Palestine; it didn't condemn Hamas terror

United Nations (IANS) In a first, India has voted against a UN General Assembly resolution backing the Palestine cause.

India's opposition to the resolution on Friday was because it failed to condemn Hamas for its terrorist attack and the…