Haiti Floods: Death toll touches 42
Montevideo: The death toll from the devastating floods and landslides in Haiti has increased to 42 and the number of those injured to 85, the Haitian Directorate for Civil Protection said on Monday.
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Will work with regional allies to ensure free, open Indo-Pacific region: Lloyd J. Austin III
The United States will continue to work with regional allies to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific region, despite challenges emanating from China, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said in Singapore on Monday.
Pakistan: 3 killed, 13 injured in van-truck collision
Islamabad: At least three people were killed and 13 others injured on Monday in a collision between a van and a truck in Mandi Bahauddin district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, the rescue service reported.
Canadian troops in Latvia buy their own equipments after country faces gear shortage
Ottawa/IBNS: Owing to shortage of gear in Latvia, Canadian troops deployed there reportedly decided to purchase their own equipment such as helmets, rain gear, vests, belts to carry water and ammunition.
Nepal: Chinese tourist disappears after staying in Kathmandu hotel for two months without settling bills
A Chinese national has disappeared without settling his bill after staying in Kathmandu's Hotel Sapana Garden for two months.
Kabul residents complain about Taliban govt's slow passport distribution process
Several Kabul residents have complained that the pass distribution system in the country is very slow.
Two soldiers die during encounter with terrorists in Pakistan
Islamabad: Two military servicemen were killed in an encounter with terrorists in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province's North Waziristan district, according to a military statement released on late Sunday night.
Bangladesh: Govt primary school briefly closed due to heat wave
Dhaka: The continuing heat wave will cause classroom activities in all government primary schools nationwide to be suspended for four days, according to a statement released on Sunday by Bangladesh's Ministry of Primary and Mass Education.
Bangladesh's second underground metro rail construction may begin next month
Dhaka: The work on Bangladesh's second underground metro rail may start from July, media reports said.
Pakistan, Afghanistan among global hunger hotspots: UN report
New York: Acute food insecurity is set to potentially increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger “Hotspots” comprising a total of 22 countries, which include Afghanistan and Pakistan, a new UN early warning report has found.
Bangladesh and Pakistan: The Asian Phoenix and the Falling Star
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global landscape has changed drastically, and this change has been no less drastic for the South Asian region. Two countries, Bangladesh and Pakistan, once part of the same nation, now stand worlds apart in their trajectories.
Toll from mountain landslide in southwest China rises to 19
Beijing/UNI: A mountain landslide in southwest China's Sichuan province has killed 19 people and injured five others, the administration of the city of Leshan said on Monday.
US: Fighter jets chase unresponsive aircraft, sonic boom heard across Washington
Washington: US fighter aircraft set off a sonic boom that left residents of Washington DC rattled on Sunday as it chased an unresponsive Cessna jet that had flown over the region.
Nigeria: 30 killed in armed attacks in villages
Lagos: At least 30 people were killed in attacks by armed men on several villages in Nigeria's northwestern state of Sokoto on Saturday, police said.
Afghanistan: Primary school students poisoned
Sari Pul, Afghanistan: Scores of students of a primary girl school were poisoned in Sancharak district of Afghanistan's northern Sari Pul province on Sunday, provincial director for Information and Culture, Mufti Amir Saripuli said Monday.
Oil tanker stuck in Suez Canal after breakdown, causing major traffic disruption in the international waterway
Cairo: A curd oil tanker named Seavigour, bearing the flag of Malta, suffered a mechanical breakdown at the 12-kilometer mark of Egypt's Suez Canal on Sunday, AP reported citing Egyptian authorities.
Tiananmen Square: Hong Kong Police detain 16 people on anniversary of massacre
Police in Hong Kong on Sunday detained 16 pro-democracy activists on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, media reports said.
Pakistan may see 50 percent rise in natural gas prices from next month: Reports
Pakistani consumers can expect to see some troubled times next month as natural gas prices might increase by 50 percent.
China: 14 die due to mountainn landslide
Beijing: A mountain landslide occurred on Sunday in southwest China's Sichuan province, killing 14 people and leaving five missing, local authorities said.
Study shows small acts of kindness are frequent and universal
New York: A new study by UCLA sociologist Giovanni Rossi and an international team of collaborators finds that people rely on each other for help constantly.
Egyptian policeman, 3 Israeli soldiers killed during gunfire exchange on Israel-Egypt border
Cairo: Three Israeli soldiers and a member of Egyptian security forces were killed early on Saturday in a shootout along the border between Israel and Egypt, according to the two countries' military statements.
Bangladesh: 8 injured as blast-hit oil tanker catches fire
At least 8 people were hurt as an explosion rocked an oil tanker that was anchored in the Shitalakkhya River in Narayanganj region of Bangladesh, media reports said.
Cambodia: Adulterated rice wine leaves one dead, 27 hospitalised
Phnom Penh: One villager died and 27 were hospitalized in northwest Cambodia's Pursat province after drinking homemade rice wine, which is suspected to contain high levels of methanol, a local health official said on Sunday.
Canada to deploy country's armed forces to help extinguish Quebec fires
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday that the government would send the country’s armed forces to support the Quebec authorities in extinguishing wildfires in the province.
Seven killed, two injured due to shooting in South Africa's Umlazi
Cape Town/IBNS/UNI: Seven people were killed and two others were injured in a shooting at a hostel in the South African city of Umlazi, the police said on Saturday.
Two killed, 8 injured as mini-bus overturns in Afghanistan
Kabul: At least two commuters were killed, and eight others injured in a road accident in Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province, provincial police spokesman Qari Mohammad Yusuf Asrar said on Saturday.
Iraqi military kills 10 IS militants in Diyala province
Baghdad: At least ten Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in attacks targeting IS hideouts in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi military said on Saturday.
Erdogan takes oath of office for third term as president
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in at the parliament on Saturday and officially started his third term for the upcoming five years, media reports said.
Armenian leader arrives in Turkey for first time in nearly 15 yrs
Yerevan: Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Turkey on Saturday to participate in the inauguration ceremony of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the press service of the Armenian government said.
Two Pakistani soldiers die during attack close to Iran border
Quetta: At least two soldiers died during an armed attack at a security checkpoint close to the border with Iran in Kech district, media reports said.