International

At least 288 people were killed and more than 850 injured in a horrific three-train collision in India, officials said Saturday, the country’s deadliest rail accident in more than 20 years. Images from the crash site showed smashed train compartments torn open with blood-stained holes near Balasore, in the eastern …

Army troops were deployed to parts of the Senegal capital Dakar on Friday as the city braced for more unrest after a jail sentence for opposition leader Ousmane Sonko sparked one of the deadliest days of violence in the country’s recent memory. Nine people were killed in clashes between riot …

Senior International Cricket Council (ICC) officials have travelled to Pakistan to secure the country’s participation in this year’s ODI World Cup in India which has been in doubt for political reasons. India have declined to tour Pakistan for September’s Asia Cup and want the entire tournament be held in a …

A man who went on a rampage at a Texas outlet mall on Saturday shot dead eight people before he was himself killed, authorities said. “(We) found seven deceased individuals on scene. We transported nine individuals to the hospital… Of those we transported, two have since died,” said fire chief …

  By Fatima Batool Rich countries and energy giants are to blame for throttling poor nations with predatory interest rates and crippling fuel prices.  UN chief Antonio Guterres rightly condemned rich countries’ treatment of poor States in his speech on the opening day of the UN’s Least Developed Countries (LDC) …

  By Zahid Rabbani The Israeli army and settlers have killed 67 Palestinians since the start of 2023, including 13 children. Palestinian Ministry of Health says the death toll is the highest in the past 22 years. The year 2022 was the sixth year of a consecutive annual increase in …

  By Zahid Rabbani In a conflict-prone society, political divides often create disorder, mayhem, misunderstanding, and feelings for settling scores. Rallies may represent high-risk events. Irrespective of the organizer’s intentions, the use of inflammatory rhetoric and hate speech can quickly inspire violent action. It is easy to understand the ongoing …

  By S K Niazi Israeli forces killed a Palestinian teenager in the West Bank on Friday. They shot a 16-year-old boy in the chest near the town of Bethlehem, a report from Palestinian Health Ministry named the victim as Mustafa Sabah. Israeli forces have conducted near-daily raids across the …

In a desperate bid to quit smoking, a man from Turkey once locked his head in a cage-like helmet. Back in 2013, a Turkish guy named Ibrahim Yücel took extreme measures to get rid of his unhealthy habit of smoking and decided to put a circular cage-like structure around his …

  By Zahid Rabbani In a conflict-prone society, political divides often create disorder, mayhem, misunderstanding, and feelings for settling scores. Rallies may represent high-risk events. Irrespective of the organizer’s intentions, the use of inflammatory rhetoric and hate speech can quickly inspire violent action. It is easy to understand the ongoing …