Kabul: At least 14 people were killed following a major avalanche in the Raghistan district in the northeastern province of Badakhshan on Thursday afternoon, local officials said, as reported by Tolo news. Badakhshan governor’s spokesman Nek Mohammad Nazari said five more people were wounded in the avalanche that happened in the Zarandab village in the […]
Kabul: Mursal Habibi, Saadia and Shahnaz, three female employees of Enikass TV, were killed by unidentified gunmen in two separate attacks in Nangarhar province on Tuesday, said Zalmay Latifi, the head of the TV and radio network according to Tolo news. The first incident took place about 4pm local time in Jalalabad city’s PD1 as […]
New Delhi: In France, Former President Nicolas Sarkozy has been convicted of corruption, All India Radio (AIR) reported Judges found Sarkozy guilty of trying to bribe a judge and of influence-peddling today and sentenced him to three years in jail, with two years suspended, the report said. Sarkozy, who led France from 2007 to 2012, […]
New Delhi: In Nigeria, an armed gang has abducted more than 300 School girls in an attack on a boarding school in northwestern part of the country, All India Radio (AIR) reported. The overnight incident took place in the town of Jangebe, Zamfara state, at around midnight, the report said. The Police has confirmed the […]
New Delhi: Australia has passed a world-first law aimed at making Google and Facebook pay for news content on their platforms. The legislation had been fiercely opposed by the US tech giants, with Facebook blocking all news content to Australians over the row, All India Radio (AIR) reported. Facebook agreed to reverse its decision […]
New Delhi: China said it supports India in hosting this year’s BRICS meeting, the All India Radio (AIR) reported This will be the third time India will host the BRICS Summit after 2012 and 2016. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told the media in Beijing on Monday that China will work with India and […]
BEIJING, Feb. 19: China has published relevant reports and revealed the truth on the border clashes with India, and this will help people understand the truth and the rights and wrongs of these events, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said here Friday, Xinhua news agency reported. Hua made the remarks when asked to comment on […]
New Delhi: Almost eight months after a complaint was filed against former cricketer Yuvraj Singh, the Haryana Police have lodged an FIR against him for his alleged “casteist remarks” against Dalits, The Indian Express reported The FIR has been lodged on the complaint of a Hansi-based lawyer Rajat Kalsan, who had submitted a complaint to […]
ISLAMABAD: The Afghan Taliban on Saturday cautioned the US-led NATO forces in the war-torn country not to extend their “occupation” beyond May as the insurgent group categorically denied it violated February 29, 2020 Doha accord, Express tribune reported. In a detailed statement issued against the backdrop of reports that the US and NATO forces intend […]
New Delhi: The United States has announced a series of executive actions against the military government and people and organisations associated with Feb. 1 coup in Myanmar, All India Radio (AIR) reported. The US department of the Treasury announced sanctions against 10 individuals and 3 entities connected to the military apparatus responsible for the coup […]
