TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Indian capital declared a pollution emergency and banned the entry of trucks and construction activity as a toxic smog hung over the city for a third day on Thursday and air quality worsened by the hour. Illegal crop burning in the farm states surrounding New Delhi, vehicle exhaust emissions in a […]
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in China on Wednesday to be greeted by his Chinese counterpart with a lavish and personal tour of Beijing’s imperial palaces, as the human rights community called on his administration to put pressure on the ruling Chinese Communist Party over its treatment of peaceful dissidents and activists. As Chinese President […]
An Indian aviation minister has demanded a detailed report on the incident and has warned of strict action against the airlines to discourage such incidents in the future. NEW DELHI (Sputnik) — A passenger being thrashed and dragged on the runway by ground officials of an Indian airliner has triggered shock and disbelief. The scuffle […]
Indonesia on Tuesday amended its rules through a court decision that opens the door for the lawful practice of faiths that had not officially been recognized in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation. The ruling by the Constitutional Court allows followers of religions outside the country’s six official ones to list their faiths on their national […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – On Tuesday, November 7 morning, three gunmen believed to have affiliation with the Islamic State group, stormed the Shamshad TV station in downtown Kabul, shooting the guard before entering the main building, Al-Masdar News reports. The IS-inspired fighters began throwing grenades inside the facility and shooting in every direction, according to Shamshad TV […]
A city government-affiliated environmental institute in Seoul released a recent statement to warn the citizens about deadly tick bites. “Caution: Ticks! Please do not take off your clothes or leave your clothes on the grass or near the woods. Please do not sit on the grass.” — Seoul Government (Warning sign). Full story: koreaboo.com Koreaboo
The driver of a bus heading to the Malaysian capital reportedly lost control of the vehicle that crashed into a road divider and overturned. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to The Star news outlet, quoting police officials, the bus was en route from the northwestern town of Sungai Petani to the country’s capital Kuala Lumpur. At […]
A transport helicopter carrying Saudi Prince Mansour bin Muqrin has crashed near the border with Yemen. Mansour bin Muqrin and seven other officials he was travelling with has died. Mansour bin Muqrin was the son of former Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz who was stripped of the Crown Prince title by the current King, in […]
