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VIDEOS: Deadly clashes over port blast inquiry turn Beirut into warzone

The bloody unrest, in which the sound of automatic gunfire and grenade blasts mixed with the wail of ambulance sirens, broke out after shots were fired at a demonstration by Hizbollah and Amal movements.

14 Oct 2021

US to lift travel restrictions for fully vaccinated visitors from Nov.8

The US will reopen its land and air borders on Nov. 8 to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against Covid-19 -- ending a more than 18-month ban on travel from much of the globe that separated families, hobbled tourism and strained diplomatic ties.

2 hours ago

Reham apologises after Imran’s former adviser Bukhari wins defamation case in London

According to court papers, Reham has agreed to pay the sum of £50,000 as contribution towards Zulfi Bukhari’s costs and damages, agreed to withdraw all allegations and apologised for broadcasting a defamatory video...

4 hours ago

Lebanese mother Maryam Farhat waiting for her children hit by a stray bullet in the head

Local media said the woman was standing in the window to check on her five children who were supposed to come from school at the time of the armed clashes that erupted in the Tayouneh area of Beirut.

6 hours ago

Saudi to allow full-capacity attendance at Holy Mosques in Makkah and Madinah from Sunday

Saudi Arabia also cancels social distance measures and oks full capacity attendance at public gatherings, transportation, restaurants and cinemas.

7 hours ago

UK lawmaker David Amess stabbed in eastern England has died

British police and media reports said that Conservative lawmaker David Amess was stabbed during a meeting with constituents in eastern England on Friday. A man has been arrested.

7 hours ago

VIDEO: Imran Khan launches Kisan Portal for Pakistan’s voiceless farmers

Imran stated that labourers and farmers are the hardest working people in society who have to endure all weathers and face a myriad of issues, adding that helping them will make the Almighty happy.

7 hours ago

VIDEO: Deadly blasts hit Shiite mosque in Afghanistan, at least 42 dead and over 70 wounded

Taliban interior ministry spokesman Qari Saeed Khosti said authorities were collecting details of the explosion, which took place days after a suicide bomb attack claimed by Daesh on a Shi'ite mosque in the northern city of Kunduz that killed scores of people.

10 hours ago

VIDEO: US reporter delivers flawless live piece to camera while skateboarding

An American news reporter is doing the rounds on social media after showing off his impressive skateboarding skills during a live report.Local 4 reporter Victor Williams went viral on Twitter after he zipped around the skatepark on a skateboard while delivering his report.

11 hours ago

VIDEO: Young Indian girl giggles with excitement when she realises her dad is pilot on flight

An adorable video show the moment a young Indian girl laughed in excitement when she realized her father was the pilot of her flight.
Shanaya Motihar is doing the rounds on social media.

11 hours ago

How Mohamad Younes harnessed the potential of online education

This is the story of a nurse who drives a Lamborghini! Mohamad Younes, also known as Alphaslice, was just a nurse before becoming the face of the nursing education industry. How did it all happen – the quick fame, the millionaire status, and the Lamborghini? These questions bring our focus to the newly emerging economy of online education.

18 hours ago

Pakistan national carrier suspends operations to Kabul after Taliban warning over ticket prices

"Our flights frequently faced undue delays because of the unprofessional attitude of the Kabul aviation authorities," PIA spokesman said. The route will remain suspended until "the situation becomes conducive," he added.

14 Oct 2021

Mumbai court to pronounce verdict in Aryan Khan case on Oct.20

In a huge setback to Aryan Khan, a Mumbai special NDPS court on Thursday reserved its order on his and other co-accused's bail applications till Oct. 20.

14 Oct 2021

Gabby Petito strangled 3-4 weeks before body found

The autopsy results of the young American traveler, Gabby Petito, whose murder sparked an uproar in the United States last September, revealed that she was strangled to death, raising questions about the role of her fiancé, who is still unaccounted for.

14 Oct 2021

Taliban to ‘cope’ with Daesh as Russia expects Iraq, Syria militants entering Afghanistan

The comments came after President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned of battle-hardened extremists from Iraq and Syria with ties to Daesh entering Afghanistan.

14 Oct 2021

Taiwan building fire kills 46, dozens injured

The fire broke out in the 13-storey, mixed-use building in the small hours of Thursday morning, according to officials, raging through multiple floors before firefighters finally got it under control.

14 Oct 2021

UK’s Prince William ramps up pressure for COP26 summit

Prince William has taken a thinly veiled swipe at the billionaires embroiled in a space tourism race, saying the world's greatest brains should instead be focused on solving the environmental problems facing the Earth.

14 Oct 2021

Several killed, injured in Norway bow and arrow attack

Several people were killed and others injured by a man armed with a bow and arrow near the Norwegian capital, Oslo, police said on Wednesday. They said the suspected attacker was arrested.

13 Oct 2021

'It was unbelievable:' Star Trek's Shatner becomes real life astronaut and world's oldest space traveller

Hollywood’s Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, has blasted into space and safely returned to Earth in a convergence of science fiction and science reality.

13 Oct 2021

Viral video shows North Korean army’s display of brutal 'strength, bravery and morale'

A smiling Kim watched a man lying on broken bottles with a concrete block resting on his chest before it was smashed with a hammer, according to images broadcast by state television on Tuesday.

13 Oct 2021

VIDEO: Indian drives 3-wheeler on two wheels for 2.2km, enters Guinness Book of Records

The Guinness World Records website posted a video clip showing the Indian man driving a three-wheeler on only two wheels for a distance of 2.2 kilometres.

13 Oct 2021

VIDEO: Lioness wanders on the streets of Saudi city of Al-Khobar

The National Center for the Development of Wildlife took control of a loose lioness in the city of Al-Khobar after receiving a report that the creature was in a street.

13 Oct 2021

Two-headed, six-legged turtle born in Massachusetts

The Birdsey Cape Wildlife Centre in Massachusetts, USA, witnessed the birth of a two-headed and six-legged diamond-backed terrapin.Officials at the centre said the turtle is feeding well, swimming and leading a normal life since it was born two weeks ago.

13 Oct 2021

‘Rarest of rare’ cases: Kerala court awards double life sentence to man who killed wife using snake

A man in the Indian state of Kerala who used a cobra and a viper to murder his wife was sentenced to double life imprisonment on Wednesday in what prosecutors called the "rarest of rare" cases.

13 Oct 2021

College student crushed to death by elephant while taking selfie in India

The herd had about two dozen elephants, including two calves. Wildlife experts said that the elephant probably thought that the victim was approaching the calves.

13 Oct 2021

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