1.4mn tourists visit Tanzania in 2021

Dar es Salaam (IANS) Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan said that 1.4 million tourists visited the east African nation in 2021 amid the Covid-19 pandemic that hugely affected the tourism industry.

In her message to welcome the New Year,…

Winter storm hits Chicago

Chicago (IANS) A winter storm system hit Chicago, with snow accumulations expected to reach four to seven inches and wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

A winter storm warning was issued shortly…

UN Command passes 86 messages to N.Korea via direct communication line

Seoul (IANS) The US-led UN Command (UNC) said on Friday that it passed a total of 86 messages to North Korea through a round-the-clock communication line throughout this year.

In Facebook posts, the Command catalogued a series of activities…

Taliban stop Pakistani military from fencing Durand Line in Nimroz

New Delhi (IANS) Taliban security forces have stopped the Pakistani military from fencing part of the Durand Line in southwestern Nimroz province of Afghanistan, Pajhwok News reported.

A source wishing not to be named said on Thursday the Pakistani…

Aus states allow New Year celebrations despite Covid surge

Sydney (IANS) Australia's three most populated states, currently battling the country's largest Covid-19 outbreaks, have allowed New Year celebrations with slightly modified versions of their traditional fireworks displays.

On Thursday,…

'Try and demolish mosque if you can': Pak Chief Justice gets a warning

New Delhi (IANS) Warning Pakistan Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmad and Sindh province Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah of dire consequences, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Secretary General for Singh, Rashid Mahmood Soomro, has said that the party wont…

Putin says situation on Afghan-Tajik border causes alarm

New Delhi (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the situation on the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border is a cause for concern, Pajhwok News reported.

Putin voiced his concern at a meeting with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon in…

'Fear of Nawaz Sharif's return not letting Imran Khan sleep'

New Delhi (IANS) Leaders of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have said that the reports suggesting the return of their party supremo Nawaz Sharif to the country were giving Prime Minister Imran Khan and his PTI-led government "sleepless…

Crossbow-wielding man threatens to 'assassinate Queen in revenge for Jallianwala Bagh massacre'

New Delhi (IANS) A shocking video showing a crossbow-wielding man threatening to "assassinate the Queen in revenge for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre" has emerged, after a 19-year-old who scaled the Windsor Castle's spiked fence was sectioned,…

200 more troops deployed to beef up security in Kabul

Kabul (IANS) An additional 200 newly-trained soldiers have been deployed in Kabul to beef up security in the capital city and the surrounding areas, the Taliban-led government's Defence Ministry said in a statement.

The troops who recently…