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Pope challenges leaders at UN talks to slow global warming before it’s too late
Pope Francis took square aim at the United States, noting that per-capita emissions in the U.S. are twice as high as China and seven times greater than the average in poor countries.
Sikkim flash floods: 10 dead, 22 Army soldiers among 81 missing
The flash floods, which occurred in river Teesta in the Lachen valley, either damaged or washed away over a dozen important roads and bridges. North Sikkim remained cut off following the calamity.
Turkey detains dozens of Kurdistan Workers’ Party suspects in raids following suicide bomb attack
On Sunday, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near an entrance to the Interior Ministry hours before President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was set to address Parliament.
Iranian teen girl in coma after metro assault: rights group
The Kurdish-focused rights group Hengaw said the teenager, named as Armita Garawand, had been badly injured in a run-in on the Tehran metro with female morality police officers.
Meet the trio behind physics Nobel for illuminating electrons
The laureates' research has made it possible to examine moves/changes so rapid that they were previously impossible to follow, with potential applications in both electronics and medical diagnostics.
Armenia ratifies International Criminal Court founding treaty, angering Russia
Azerbaijani forces last month swept through the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh -- where Russian peacekeepers are deployed
After Nepal earthquake, Pakistanis wonder if Dutch scientist’s prediction will turn out true
A Dutch researcher, Frank Hoogerbeets, had predicted earlier this week that Pakistan would be hit by a massive earthquake.
Nepal sees four earthquakes in an hour; tremors felt in north India including Delhi-NCR
The earthquakes also induced landslides, which blocked the Prithvi Highway. They impacted the Jaiprithvi municipality, Kedarsyu, Khaptadchanna and Vithardir Municipality.
Khalistan supporters protest outside Indian High Commission in London
This incident comes barely two days after three Khalistani supporters stopped IHC to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, from entering a Gurudwara in Scotland's Glasgow.
Pakistan doctor and mechanic who did 328 illegal kidney transplants arrested
The chief minister of Punjab province said transplants were conducted in private homes, at times without the patient's knowledge, with kidneys sold for up to 10 million rupees each.
Manipur: Kuki-Zo groups demand release of arrested tribals within 48 hours
Normal life came to a grinding halt in the Kuki-majority hill district of Churachandpur during an indefinite shutdown which was called by some tribal organisations.
Today’s Motto: ‘Opportunities don’t Happen, they are Created’
As every day makes a new beginning in life, it brings new opportunities, opens new avenues, to perform and make a mark, to write a Page in history Book !
US Elections 2024: Trump’s GOP rivals search for paths to stop him as he blazes his own trail
Trump is holding fewer, bigger events to demonstrate his organization and grip on GOP voters, while his rivals attend the traditional candidate forums and meet-and-greets to cut into his lead.
Suicide bomber detonates device in Turkish capital
Two police officers were slightly injured during the attack near the Ministry of Interior Affairs.
‘Disorderly behaviour’: UK Gurdwara condemns stopping of Indian envoy by pro-Khalistanis
This comes after a planned interaction of the Indian High Commissioner to Britain, Vikram Doraiswami at the Glasgow Gurudwara was disrupted by some “extremist elements.”
Legal battle to stem climate change takes crucial turn
In another case, a Dutch court has ordered oil major Shell to comply with the Paris Agreement and reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 45 per cent from 2019 levels by 2030.
UN mission arrives in Karabakh, first visit in 30 years
France has lashed out at Azerbaijan for only allowing the mission in after most residents had already fled.
Today’s Motto: ‘Whenever you see a successful person, you only see the public…
As every day makes a new beginning in life, it brings new opportunities, opens new avenues, to perform and make a mark, to write a Page in history Book !
Former Pak PM Imran Khan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi guilty in cipher case: Federal Investigation Agency
Khan was arrested last month after a case was filed against him for allegedly violating the Official Secrets Act by disclosing a secret diplomatic cable (cipher) sent by the country's embassy in US.
Toll rises to 65 in Friday’s twin suicide attacks in Pakistan
In the second bomb attack that took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Hangu, targeting a police station's mosque, five people were killed, 12 were injured.