A fresh case of polio has been detected in Karachi, Pakistan, bringing the total number of children affected by the disease to 70. The regional reference laboratory for polio eradication at the National Institute of Health confirmed the detection of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in a male child from Karachi’s East district, according to More
At least five people have been killed in fast-spreading wildfires in the Los Angeles city of California state, prompting evacuations of more than 100,000 people, says a media report. There are at least six fires, sparked by dry conditions and powerful winds. The newest, the Sunset Fire, erupted shortly before 6pm in the Hollywood Hills. More
A fast-spreading wildfire in the Los Angeles city of California state has forced 30,000 people to abandon homes, says a media report. According to Reuters news agency, the fire erupted at 10:30am on Tuesday in Los Angeles forests. As the fire continues to spread, a state of emergency was declared and residents were asked by More
Snowstorm and freezing cold claimed five lives in the US and forced cancellation of over 2,300 flights in some states, reports said on Tuesday. According to the BBC, snowstorm disrupted normal life and created chaos in some states. At least five people died in Missouri, Kansas, Virginia and South Carolina states, officials said. Following the More
Two police officials have been killed by undefined gunmen in the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, reports said on Monday. According to Pakistani media, the incident took place in the Ghazni Khel area of Lakki Marwat this morning. The policemen were on their way to duty when they came under fire from More
Three individuals have been killed as a Coast Guard helicopter crashed in the Indian state Gujarat, a media report said on Monday. The Times of India reported: “The ALH Mark-III chopper was returning from a routine training sortie when it developed some technical snag while landing at the Coast Guard Air Enclave in Porbandar, and More
US President-elect Donald Trump will appear in a New York court on January 10 in connection with a criminal case, a media report said on Saturday. Scheduled to take oath as new US president on Jan. 20, Trump has been convicted on charges involving hush money paid to a film actor. Justice Juan Merchan’s ruling More
Supported by President-elect Donald Trump, Mike Johnson has secured the necessary votes for his re-election as the speaker of the US House of Representatives, media reports say. By securing 218 votes, Johnson won the house speakership for the second time in a close contest on Friday. Following his success, Johnson promised the new Congress would More
Fresh Israeli airstrikes killed at least 68 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including at a tent camp where the head of the enclave’s Hamas-controlled police force, his deputy and nine displaced people died, Gaza authorities said. The attack occurred in the Al-Mawasi district, which was designated as a humanitarian zone for civilians earlier More
The Palestinian Authority has temporarily suspended operations of Al Jazeera television channel, blaming the network for disseminating “inciting material’’. The culture, interior and communications ministers made the decision jointly because the channel broadcast material that was “deceiving and stirring strife, the Palestinian news agency WAFA said. The Palestinian Authority criticised Al Jazeera last week over More
