The Group of 20 (G20) summit has begins in Indian capital New Delhi which discusses war in Ukraine, climate change, poverty reduction and international peace, according to a media report on Saturday. Inaugurating the summit, Indian Prime Minister Modi’s opening remarks touched on broader themes. “Old challenges are seeking new solutions, and that’s why we More
More than 2000 people have been killed in a massive earthquake that rattled Morocco, media reports said on Saturday. Another 329 individuals were injured, with 51 in critical condition, in the 6.8-magnitude quake that struck 72 kilometres southwest of Marrakesh. State TV, citing figures from the Interior Ministry, reported the coastal cities of Rabat, Casablanca More
Hong Kong was drenched on Friday by the heaviest rain since records began 140 years ago, killing one person and injuring 83, media reports said. Videos showed cascades of water surging down steep hillsides in the former British colony, flooding waist-deep in narrow streets, and inundating malls, metro stations and tunnels, Reuters reported. The extreme More
At least 63 people were killed and 40 others sustained burn injuries after a fire erupted in a five-storey apartment block in Johannesburg city of South Africa on Thursday, media reports said. BBC reported it was not yet known how the fire erupted. Sources quoted Emergency Services spokesman Robert Mulaudzi as saying that firefighters were More
The list of 388 people (killed and missing) in the wake of the devastating wildfire in Hawaii has been released by officials of island of Maui. The list of known people thought to be missing following the fire has been compiled by the FBI, which said on Tuesday there were about 1,000 to 1,100 people More
More than two dozen people have been killed and several feared missing following the collapse of a railway bridge in northeastern India. The bridge under construction caved in near the Sairang town of Mizoram state, killing at least 26 individuals, the BBC reported, citing local officials. Abou 40 workers were at the site when the More
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recorded 4,752 pediatric firearm deaths in the United States in 2021. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) maintains a publicly available data query system called Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER).14 The system provides access to an array of public health data, including demographics, mortality, More
Saudi security forces have killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants seeking to enter the kingdom from Yemen, Human Rights Watch (HRW) claimed in a report. HRW said in its annual report on August 21 the killings took place between June 2022 and June of 2023. It slammed the killings as a crime against humanity. HRW requested More
Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader Manzoor Pashteen has threatened to raise their voice for independence from Pakistan if the rights of Pashtuns are not protected and atrocities against them not stopped. Addressing a big rally in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, Pashteen severely criticized the Pakistan Army for what he said usurping the mineral assets of Pashtuns More
A dozen people were killed and 66 others injured in a blaze at a filling station in the southeastern Russian region of Dagestan. The explosion occurred at a filling station in Makhachkala, with initial reports putting the death toll at 27. Interfax said the fatalities included children. But hours later, the region’s health minister told More
