The number of people killed in the earthquakes that rocked Japan has risen to 30, media reports said on Tuesday. According to emergency services, at least 50 people suffered injuries. Over 200 buildings are on fire in the Ishikawa Prefecture. More than 100 buildings collapsed and many people trapped under the rubble. Rescuers and firefighters More
Three people have been killed and seven others injured in two separate shootings in American’s Los Angeles, reports said on Tuesday. Global News reported that American officials confirmed about three people had been killed and seven others injured in two separate shootings in Los Angeles city. A woman was killed and four people were wounded in a More
Unidentified gunmen shot dead six barbers in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province’s Mir Ali area. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the killings in Mir Ali, a town in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said Jamal Khan, local police chief, according to AP. The slain individuals belonged to Punjab province and they worked as barbers in More
Pakistani political and religious leader Mawlana Fazal Rahman has escaped a gun attack in the Dera Ismael Khan district of Khybar Pakhtonkhwa province, his party said on Monday. A spokesperson for the Iamiat-i-Ulema Islam – Fazal (JUI-F) has confirmed the incident, stating that the assault occurred near the Ziark Interchange in DI Khan. Maulana Fazal Rahman was More
About 120 journalists and media workers, including 11 women, were killed around the world, in 2023, says the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). This year, 68% of the journalists and media workers who lost their lives worldwide were killed in the Gaza conflict, the federation said. In the Middle East, 75 Palestinian, four Israeli and More
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
