In a setback to the government crackdown on Hafiz Saeed’s Jamaatud Dawa, Lahore High Court on Thursday ordered government authorities to not harass JuD’s Chief Hafiz Saeed and allow him to continue his social welfare activities till last week of April. Pakistani authorities had taken over Falah-i-Insaaniyat Foundation (FIF), the charity wing of JuD in February ahead of the Financial […]
» Read moreA suicide bomber struck on the road to a Shi’ite shrine in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 26 people as Afghans celebrated the Persian new year, an official said. Nasrat Rahimi, deputy spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said another 18 people were injured in the attack. He said the attacker was on foot. The attack took place near the […]
» Read moreJapanese Nobel-winning chemist Ei-ichi Negishi was discovered wandering in rural Northern Illinois and his wife found dead nearby, some nine hours after they had been reported missing from their home over 320 km away, police said on Wednesday. Nobel Prize winner Ei-ichi Negishi, 82, was transported to a local hospital for treatment after he was spotted walking near Rockford, Illinois, […]
» Read moreTwo car bombings killed 38 people in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday, the city’s main ambulance service told AFP on Saturday. “We have seen at least 38 people dead,” said Abdukadir Abdurahman Aden of the Aamin Ambulance of the bombings that targeted the presidential palace and a hotel. The first blast, followed by gunfire, occurred at a security checkpoint […]
» Read moreUp from Soweto township to become a leading anti-apartheid activist and then wealthy businessman, Cyril Ramaphosa has been a central figure in South Africa’s tumultuous history before becoming the country’s acting President. Astute and articulate, the 65-year-old former Deputy President marshalled the forces that brought scandal-swamped Jacob Zuma to resign late on Wednesday and now faces the challenge of rejuvenating […]
» Read moreA motorcycle bomb exploded at a market on Monday in southern Thailand, killing three people and injuring 18, police said. The attacker parked the bike rigged with explosives nearby and bought goods at the market to blend in with the crowd, police Lt. Eakapong Rattanachai said. The bomb exploded when the attacker left the market area, causing the casualties, Eakapong […]
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