19 die in Pakistan bus crash

20 Jun

Iran on Monday hanged a Sunni extremist who was sentenced to death for killing two Shiite clerics and wounding another in early April, the judiciary said.

21 Jun

Determined to beat the deadline to Saudi Arabia, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has announced the deployment of additional aircraft to ferry intending pilgrims for the 2022 hajj exercise. NAHCON considered the additional flight operations amidst outcry of the slow pace of pilgrims’ airlift to Saudi Arabia. So far, less than 10,000 pilgrims…

22 Jun

A powerful earthquake struck a remote border region of Afghanistan overnight killing at least 920 people and injuring hundreds more, officials said Wednesday, with the toll expected to rise as rescuers dig through collapsed dwellings.

24 Jun

Global Polio Laboratory Network (GPLN) of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and British health authorities have confirmed first vaccine-derived poliovirus in London, United Kingdom since 1984.

24 Jun

More than 100 days have passed when the first Russian soldier crossed the international border to capture the Ukrainian territory, but still there is thick confusion in the air as far as the biggest armed…

25 Jun

A ruined village in eastern Afghanistan, just 10 kilometres (six miles) from the epicentre of this week’s deadly earthquake, is struggling back to life as aid trickles into the isolated region.