Tens of thousands of Israelis have protested in Tel Aviv, asking the government to immediately accept a deal for the release of hostages held in Gaza, a media report said on Monday The protests in the Israeli capital came after the security forces discovered the dead bodies of six hostages in Gaza, the BBC reported. More
Afghanistan and Guatemala are all set to square off in their first match at the Continental Futsal Championship (CFC) today in Thailand. The match will commence at 2:00pm Afghanistan time at the Nonthaburi Provincial Stadium, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) said. The tournament started on 31 August and will continue until 6 September. Afghanistan, New More
Seven people were killed and dozens wounded in a bus crash in the Mississippi state of the United State of America on Sunday, the Voice of America (VOA) reported. The passenger bus overturned due to tyre failure. Six people lost their lives on the spot, while a seventh died in hospital. According to the report, More
Heavy monsoon rains have left 35 people dead besides damaging residential houses in different parts of Pakistan, officials say. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, 13 members of a family were killed on Friday when the roof of their house caved in as a result of a landslide in Upper Dir district. Area residents told media representatives More
Scores of people have lost their lives while many more have been missing following the collapse of a dam in Sudan, says a media report. At least 60 people were killed in the rain-induced dam burst in the war-torn country, where rescuers are conducting search operations to find the missing individuals. The BBC reported the More
Unidentified gunmen have shot death 23 passengers after offloading them from buses in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, a media report said on Monday. The attack took place in the Musakhail district of Balochistan on Monday morning, Dawn reported, citing local sources. Assistant Commissioner Najeeb Kakar was quoted as saying: “Armed men blocked the inter-provincial highway More
At least 20 people have been killed and more than five million affected as a result of flash floods caused by monsoon rains in Bangladesh, a media report said on Monday. The floodwaters have left many people isolated and in urgent need of food, clean water, medicine and clothes, particularly in remote areas where blocked More
As part of a UAE-mediated prisoner swap deal, 115 Russia servicemen have returned from Ukraine, a media report said on Sunday. The Russian soldiers had been captured by Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region, TAAS reported, citing a statement from the Ministry of Defence in Moscow. The servicemen returned from the territory controlled by the More
More than 40 people were killed in two separate bus accidents in Pakistan’s Punjab and Balochistan provinces on Sunday, officials said. All 30 people on board lost their lives when a passenger bus plunged into a ditch near the garrison city of Rawalpindi, police officials said. The ill-fated bus was travelling from Haveli Kahuta to More
Pavel Durov, the founder of messaging app Telegram, has been arrested at Le Bourget airport on the outskirts of Paris, a media report said on Sunday. The 39-year-old tech chief was travelling aboard his private jet, Reuters reported. He had been targeted by an arrest warrant in France as part of a preliminary police investigation. Both More
