At least 28 people were killed and 20 more wounded on Wednesday when a bus fell into a ravine in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The accident occurred when a tyre burst, sending the the ill-fated vehicle plunging into the ravine in Washuk area, security officials at the scene said. They added women and children were also More
Amnesty International (AI) says a total of 1,153 executions took place in 2023, marking an increase of more than 30 percent from 2022. It was the highest figure recorded by Amnesty International since 2015, when 1,634 people were known to have been executed. According to AI, a spike in executions in Iran led to the More
Fresh airstrikes in Rafah have been widely condemned, as the United Nations Security Council is likely to convene an emergency meeting on the worsening situation on Tuesday evening. The Health Ministry in Gaza and media outlets report that at least 45 civilians have been killed in fresh airstrikes carried out by Israeli forces in the More
As many as 4.2 billion people across 53 countries experienced a deterioration of their freedom of expression over the last five years, says an international organisation. In a report, the Global Expression said only 681 million people across 18 countries saw improvement in freedom of expression. It said freedom of expression dropped 47 points in More
Norway will recognise an independent Palestinian state in the hope that this will help to bring peace with Israel, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere says on Wednesday. Reuters reported that Ireland and Spain would also announce the recognition of a Palestinian state. European Union members Slovenia and Malta have also indicated in recent weeks that they plan to More
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, will be laid to rest in the northeastern city Mashhad on Thursday. The funeral/burial announcement was made by Iranian Vice President for Executive Affairs Mohsen Mansouri on Monday. Raisi, his foreign minister and other officials were killed on Sunday when the helicopter carrying More
Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber has been appointed as Iran’s interim president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, media reports said on Monday. Raisi and his Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian were killed in a helicopter crash in country’s Azerbaijan province. The Iranian constitution stipulates that the first vice president will take over “in More
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, his foreign minister and a governor were confirmed dead in a helicopter crash in East Azerbaijan province on Monday. Reuters quoted a senior Iranian official as saying: “President Raisi, the foreign minister and all the passengers in the helicopter were killed in the crash.” Meanwhile, Mehr news agency also verified the More
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and some top government officials has crashed in the country’s northwestern mountainous region on Sunday, according to Iranian media reports. Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, Governor of East Azerbaijan province Malek Rahmati and others were also onboard the convoy, which comprised of three helicopters, of which the other two More
Fourteen members of a family, including nine children, have lost their lives and 12 others were wounded as a result of a traffic accident in Pakistan’s Punjab province, a media report said on Sunday. The accident occurred when a passenger van fell into a ditch on Panj Pir Manawan Road in Khushab district, the Express More
