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14 killed as quake hits eastern Turkey
stanbul: At least 14 people were killed and several others wounded when a 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey's eastern province of Elazig on Friday, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said.
The tremor took place at 8:55 p.m. local…
6.6-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia, no tsunami warning
Jakarta: An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia's North Sulawesi province, authorities said on Monday, adding that no tsunami warning was issued.
The quake struck at 11.58 p.m. on Sunday with the epicenter 64…
Musharraf moves SC against high treason case verdict
Islamabad: Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday submitted an appeal in the Supreme Court against a special court's verdict that found him guilty of high treason and handed him a death sentence.
In the 90-page criminal…
Japan confirms 1st case of new coronavirus infection
Tokyo: The first case of a pneumonia-like illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus has been detected in Japan, the country's Health Ministry confirmed on Thursday.
The virus was recently first detected in China, where there have…
Iran brought down Ukrainian plane, says it was human error
Tehran: Iran on Saturday admitted that its armed forces had downed the Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran killing all 176 people on board, adding that it was an "involuntary human error" and those responsible would "immediately" be held…
Prince Harry, Meghan decide to step back as senior royals
London: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced they will step back as "senior" royals and work to become financially independent.
In a statement, Prince Harry and Meghan also said they plan to split their time between the UK and…
Iran launched 16 missiles from 3 locations, says US
Washington: US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper has said Iran launched 16 short-range ballistic missiles from three locations within Iran in Wednesday's attack on the US airbases in Iraq.
Esper, with Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of…
Rohingyas are threat to regional security: Hasina
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the international community to come together in resolving the issue of the Rohingya and described the crisis as a threat to regional security.
"The Rohingya who fled to Bangladesh…
Second strong quake strikes Philippines this week
Manila: A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Mindanao island Thursday in the southern Philippines, close to where another strong tremor left eight dead, two missing and about 400 injured earlier this week.
The United States Geological Survey…
Pak train fire: Over 60 killed, many injured
Islamabad: Over sixty passengers were reportedly charred to death while many others suffered grave injuries when a train from Karachi to Rawalpindi caught fire in Pakistan's east Punjab province on Thursday.
The passenger train, Tezgam,…