At least nine people, including three children, were killed and several others injured in a blast in Pakistan’s tribal area of Khyber Agency Monday, official sources said. The incident occurred in a residence, located in the agency’s Tirah Valley. The dead included three militants, DawnNews reported. Khyber Agnecy is located in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal […]
That a species of cockroach found only in text books has made an appearance after a 49-million-year hiatus can actually make the skin of the strongest man crawl! Uprooting earlier theories, a shocking discovery has found the cockroach in the genus Ectobius back in motion. It was the most common cockroach inhabiting a large region, […]
Sporting officials in the Bahamas are gearing up for a busy schedule on the 2014 sporting calendar, according to Sports Minister Daniel Johnson. Among the many high-profile events to be staged in the Bahamas are the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tournament, the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) World Relays and a National Collegiate […]
A court in Pakistan Monday rejected a petition seeking to restrain former president Pervez Musharraf from travelling abroad for medical treatment, a media report said. Rejecting the petition, the Islamabad High Court judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqi advised petitioner Haroon Rasheed to file an application on this in the trial court, Dawn online reported. Rasheed, who […]
Two Indian women, who were injured in a road accident that claimed three lives, are still battling for life in a hospital in Oman. Three people were killed and six others were injured in the tragic accident Thursday near Samad Al Shams in Ibra, the second largest city in the Ash Sharqiyah region of Oman […]
The state power monopoly in Nepal has extended load-shedding hours from the earlier nine hours a day to 12 hours beginning Sunday. The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), that had increased power cuts to nine hours a day in mid-December, announced last Friday further extension to 12 hours a day for domestic consumers. It is not […]
Voters preferred to stay indoors amid violence that left five people dead in the Bangladesh parliamentary elections Sunday. Polling was suspended at 136 centres due to attacks by anti-poll protestors, the Daily Star reported. Thin attendance was recorded at polling centres in Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Munsiganj, Kushtia and Jessore. An election official and four […]
Forget McDonald’s or your neighbourhood fast food joint. For best French fries, plan a trip for a drive-thru on the largest planet in our solar system! Sounds fancy but for future space travellers, scientists have answered where in the solar system can they find the best French fries – on Jupiter. Scientists reached a European […]
A gun battle between security forces and Taliban in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province left 15 militants including a key commander dead Sunday, a local official said. “A group of armed Taliban rebels raided a police checkpoint in Jangul area of Abband district late Saturday night triggering a fierce gun battle which lasted until Sunday morning during […]
Polling stations in Bangladesh opened Sunday morning for the parliament elections boycotted by the main opposition party which enforced non-stop countrywide strike and blockade. Voting will continue from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at about 18,000 polling stations set in schools and other public buildings, Xinhua reported. More than 43.9 million voters are expected to […]