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Toll in strong earthquake in west Afghanistan rises to about 120
Hundreds of fatalities were possible, according to a USGS preliminary estimate.
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Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize for fighting oppression of women
Authorities arrested Mohammadi in November after she attended a memorial for a victim of violent 2019 protests in Iran.
Three days after flash floods hit Sikkim, Army personnel among 103 people missing
In a statement, the Defence Ministry said the search for the missing Indian Army personnel continued.
Donald Trump endorses Jim Jordan to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
The announcement came hours after Texas Rep. Troy Nehls said Thursday night that Trump had decided to back Jordan's bid and after Trump said he would be open to serving as an interim leader himself.
Afghan diplomats in India seek asylum amidst embassy closure
While the confusion persists in India over the Afghan embassy and lots of Afghan nationals in India are seeking visa extensions, China is pursuing the Taliban.
Amid spat with India, Canada cracks whip on eight Sikh youths found in possession of firearms
All those arrested are between 19 to 26 years of age and have been charged with 'possession of loaded or prohibited or restricted firearms'.
Biden administration to build more US-Mexico border wall
The new section of wall will be built in the "high illegal entry" Rio Grande Valley Sector of the US-Mexico border where there have been more than 245,000 illegal entrants this fiscal year.
Russian missile strike kills at least 49 in east Ukraine: officials
The attack came as Zelenskyy was in Granada in southern Spain to attend a summit of the European Political Community, which was formed in the wake of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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.
Facebook-Meta plans to charge Europeans for ad-free Facebook and Instagram use
The proposal has been put to EU regulators and is another example of big tech companies having to adapt long-held practices to meet oncoming EU rules.
Rishi Sunak is promising to change Britain. He starts with railway cuts and crackdown on smoking
Two of his plans in a speech to party's annual conference — cancelling a railway project that has already cost billions and proposing to ban smoking for the next generation — definitely caused ripples
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.