At least 12 people were killed and more than 10 others injured after a passenger bus overturned in the Simiatug area in central Ecuador, according to reports. Reuters said the incident was confirmed by Ecuador’s National Risk Management Service in a social media announcement, noting that the crash occurred on Monday. The bus was traveling More
At least 45 Indian Umrah pilgrims were killed and one person wounded after a bus collided with a fuel tanker near Madina Munawwara in Saudi Arabia on Monday, a media report said. The Hindustan Times reported the devastating incident occurred at around 1:30am (India time) in the Mufrehat area, about 160 kilometres from Madina Munawwara. More
Indonesia’s disaster management agency says a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Central Java province has killed nearly a dozen people. According to a Reuters report, another 12 people remain missing and rescue teams are searching for them. Abdul Muhari, spokesperson for the National Disaster Management Agency, said: “Eleven bodies have been recovered — three More
US President Donald Trump says he would likely sue the BBC newt week for editing parts of his January 6, 2021 speech in a Panorama documentary, seeking damages of up to $5 billion, a media report said on Saturday. The BBC reported on Friday that it had apologised to Donald Trump for editing portions of More
At least nine people have been killed and 29 others wounded when a large cache of confiscated explosives detonated at the Nowgam police station near Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir, media reports said on Saturday. According to India’s NDTV, the blast occurred on Friday night after a stockpile of seized explosives stored at the police station More
The longest US government shutdown in history has ended after President Donald Trump signed a temporary budget bill passed by the House of Representatives, reopening federal agencies and restoring essential services. Fox News reported that Trump announced the government would reopen soon, as the effects of the budget impasse had continued to worsen. He cited More
US President Donald Trump has met with Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa at the White House, media reports said on Tuesday. According to BBC Persian, following the meeting, Syria announced its decision to join the international coalition against the Islamic State (Daesh). Trump told media: “We want to see Syria become a very successful country, and More
At least 12 people were killed and 27 others injured in an explosion in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, on Tuesday, media reports said. Geo News reported that the explosion occurred around 12:30pm near the entrance of the Islamabad district court, inside a vehicle and was heard from a distance. The vehicle caught fire and More
At least 31 inmates have been killed and dozens of others wounded following a riot at Machala prison in the southern Ecuadorian province of El Oro, a media report said on Tuesday. According to Al Jazeera, 27 of the victims were found hanged, while four others died during armed clashes inside the facility. The incident More
The United States Senate has passed a compromise bill aimed at ending the longest government shutdown in the country’s history, a media report said on Tuesday. The Senate approved the measure on Monday evening with 60 votes in favour and 40 against, Reuters reported. The move ended weeks of political deadlock that had disrupted food More
