At least 11 police officers have been killed and 78 others wounded after a car bomb exploded outside a police facility in southeast Turkey. The blast occurred on August 25 in Cizre, a town near the border with Syria and Iraq that has a largely Kurdish population. The blast caused extensive damage to the headquarters […]
At least 21 people were killed and 16 more were injured in a Friday bus accident in southwestern Nepal. NEW DELHI (Sputnik) — According to The Himalayan Times, the bus with 39 people aboard fell into Trishuli River in country’s Chitwan district located at the border with India. Full story: sputniknews.com
North Korea test fired a ballistic missile from a submarine yesterday, which landed in the Sea of Japan after travelling approximately 500 km (about 300 miles), according to officials of South Korea and the US. The missile was fired from a submarine off North Korea’s east coast near Sinpo, officials said, and was reportedly North […]
The ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sport on the Russian Paralympic team ban is cynical and immoral, President Vladimir Putin has said, adding that Russia will not accept accusations of doping without proof. Speaking to the Russian Olympic team – which has recently returned from the Rio 2016 Games – Putin congratulated the […]
A viral video of a man carrying his dead wife on his shoulders has snowballed into a huge controversy in India’s eastern state of Odishsa. After being denied an ambulance, Daana Manjhi, a poor tribal resident of Melagahara, Odisha carried his wife who died while undergoing treatment for tuberculosis at a government hospital. Left with […]
KABUL — At least 13 people, including seven students, were killed during a 10-hour assault by gunmen on the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul. The attack began on August 24 with a large explosion that officials said was a car bomb followed by gunfire as the suspected militants breached the walls of the complex. […]
Security measures have been expanded to their highest level across Istanbul’s two international airports in response to the threat of terrorist attacks, according to the Dogan news service. MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Turkish National Police has sent a letter to the airports instructing them to expand thorough searches to new categories of passengers, including children, […]
PanARMENIAN.Net – Officials say a powerful earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has shaken central Myanmar, Fox News says. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit Wednesday, August 24 afternoon and was centered about 25 kilometers west of Chauk, an area west of the ancient capital of Bagan. It said it was located […]
