Multiple people stabbed at Rabbi's house in New York

New York (IANS) Multiple people were stabbed at a Rabbi's house in New York, according to authorities, but there were no reports of casualties.

The Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council said on Twitter that the incident was reported…

UK's 1st-ever red phone kiosk joins cultural hall of fame

London (IANS) The UK's first red public telephone box, was given one of Britain's highest cultural honours and joined a list that includes many of the country's most iconic buildings.

The Department of Digital, Culture, Media and…

25 killed in Somalia suicide blast

Mogadishu (IANS) At least 25 people were killed and several others injured in a suicide blast that hit at a security checkpoint near a busy crossing on the outskirts of the Somalian capital of Mogadishu, an official said.

Government spokesman…

Pak polio cases rise to 119 this year

Islamabad (IANS) Four more polio cases have been reported in Pakistan -- two each from Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) -- taking the tally for the current year to 119.

According to a notification issued on Friday by the National Institute…

Musharraf files petition challenging high treason case verdict

Lahore (IANS) Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf filed a petition with the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday challenging the verdict by a special court in the high treason case against him for suspending the Constitution on November 3, 2007.
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Toll in Kazakhstan plane crash revised to 12

Nur Sultan (IANS) The Kazakhstan government on Friday revised the number of people killed in a plane crash that occurred earlier in the day shortly after taking off from the Almaty airport to 12, from the initial figure of 15.

The Kazakh Interior…

Trump impeachment trial slides into limbo as hardball escalates over crucial final phase

New York (IANS) The final bend of US President Donald Trump's impeachment process, a Senate trial, has suddenly slid into limbo after his Democratic rivals who control the House of Representatives have brought the until-now rapid fire spectacle…

Over 100 houses gutted in Chilean wildfires

Santiago (IANS) Wildfires raging across the coastal Chilean city of Valparaiso have destroyed 120 houses, prompting a mass evacuation, officials said on Wednesday.

Valparaiso, in central Chile, is a popular tourist destination in South America.

26 killed in Indonesia as bus plunges into ravine

Bangko (IANS) At least 26 people were killed after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in Indonesia's South Sumatra, police said on Tuesday.

The bus, going from Bengkulu to Palembang on Monday, hit a guard rail at a bend shortly before…

Ashraf Ghani tops Afghan presidential elections

Kabul (IANS) Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has led the preliminary results of the September presidential election by 50.64 per cent, Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced on Sunday.

Announcing the long-awaited results,…