Flash floods killed nearly two dozen people in the small town of Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, media reports said on Sunday. “As of Friday, a total of 21 bodies have been recovered,” said police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda. The floods hit the town on Christmas Day, destroying about 1400 homes, with the More
The United States Census Bureau has says the world population will stand at more than eight billion people at the first day of the New Year. The worldwide growth rate in the past year was just under one percent. At the start of 2024, 4.3 births and two deaths are expected worldwide every second, according More
At least 160 people were killed after clashes broke out between herders and farmers in a gun attack in Nigeria’s north-central state of Plateau due to, media reports said on Monday. Reuters reported the clashes left 160 people dead, linking the violence to ethno-religious conflict between Muslim herders and mainly Christian farmers. Plateau is one of More
Three former Afghan pilots have been killed in a plane crash in Afghanistan’s former army lost their lives in a plane crash in the US, according to a media report on Monday. The three pilots, Mohammad Hussain Musawi (35), Mohammad Bashir Safdari (35), and Ali Jan Ferdawsi (29), had arrived in Polk County, Oregon where More
Eleven Iranian and three Pakistani police personnel have been killed during militant attacks in these countries, according to a media reports on Friday. Iranian state news agency IRNA quoted Deputy Governor-General of Sistan and Baluchestan province Alireza Marhamati saying that at least 11 Iranian police officers were killed in this province in a terrorist attack More
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) with an overwhelming majority has adopted a resolution, demanding an ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ and unconditional release of all hostages and well as “ensuring humanitarian access in Gaza. The resolution was passed with a large majority of 153 in favour and 10 against, with 23 abstentions, the world’s body said in More
At least 23 Pakistan Army soldiers have been killed in a militant attack in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Tuesday. A group stormed a security check-post in the Daraban area of Dera Ismail Khan district, said a statement from the military’s media wing. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) six militants attacked the More
The Qatari prime minister said on Sunday mediation attempts are ongoing for the renewal of a truce in the Gaza Strip. But continued Israeli airstrikes were “narrowing the window for a fruitfulresult of the diplomatic push, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani warned. AFP quoted him as telling the Doha Forum: “Our efforts as the state of Qatar along with our partners are continuing. We are not going to More
The US embassy in Baghdad has been struck with rockets in the latest attack on the compound, reports Reuters. The media outlet quoted a US military official as saying that around seven mortar rounds fell inside the compound on Friday. Although there was no immediate claim of responsibility, past attack against US forces have been More
The US has vetoed a demand of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for an immediate humanitarian truce in Gaza, a media report said on Saturday. Thirteen other members voted in favour of a brief draft resolution, put forward by the United Arab Emirates, while Britain abstained, Al-Jazeera reported. The vote came after U.N. Secretary-General More
