Johannesburg (IANS) South African tourism is showing signs of recovery with the coastal city of Durban having 80 per cent occupancy at establishments and over 200,000 visitors during the festive season.
"We desperately needed this development…
Cape Town (IANS) The interior of South Africa's National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament, was "extensively destroyed" by a fire, a local official said on Monday.
As of 6.50 a.m. (local time) Monday, firefighters have been working…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…