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9 People killed in Mexico Road Accident
Mexico City, May 15 (IANS/EFE): Nine people were killed and at least ten injured after a bus and a double tractor-trailer collided on a highway in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, media reported citing the state Attorney…
US House passes Iran Nuclear Review Bill
Washington, May 15 (IANS/EFE): The US House of Representatives approved a bill mandating congressional review of any agreement that Washington and five other world powers reach with Iran regarding its nuclear program, media reported on…
15 People trapped in Colombian Gold Mine
Bogota, May 14 (IANS): At least 15 people were trapped in a gold mine in Colombia due to a sudden cave-in, authorities said. The collapse took place at a gold mine in the central Colombian province of Caldas Riosucio, UNGRD, Colombia's…
Nine People killed in Kabul Guesthouse Attack
Kabul, May 14 (IANS): At least nine people were killed when suspected Taliban gunmen attacked a guesthouse in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul overnight on Wednesday, an official said on Thursday.
Four gunmen attacked the Park Palace…
5 killed as Train derails at Philadelphia, USA
Washington, May 13 (IANS): At least five people were killed and 50 injured as a passenger train derailed in the US city of Philadelphia, a media report said on Wednesday.
Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 188 travelling from Washington DC…
47 Ismaili Community Members killed in Karachi Bus Firing
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS): At least 47 people were killed and 13 others injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a bus in Pakistan's Karachi city on Wednesday. The incident took place near the city's Safoora Chowk area, Dawn online…
Chief of People’s Armed Forces publicly Executed in North Korea
Seoul, May 13 (IANS) North Korea has publicly executed the country's defence minister after the regime accused him of treason, said a media report.
Hyon Yong-chol, the chief of North Korea's People's Armed Forces, was executed by firing…
Moderate Earthquake hits Japan
New York, May 13 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale jolted Japan on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.
The epicentre was initially determined to be at 38.902 degrees north latitude and 142.0324 degrees east…
US Chopper goes missing in Quake-hit Nepal
Kathmandu, May 12 (IANS): A US Vector chopper went missing in Nepal's Dolakha district that was hit by an earthquake on Tuesday, an official said.
The helicopter went missing at 3.25 p.m., home ministry spokesperson Laxmi Prasad Dhakal…
Missing Opposition Spokesman of Bangladesh found in India
Dhaka, May 12 (IANS) Bangladesh opposition spokesman Salahuddin Ahmed, who went missing over two months ago, has been found in India, his wife claimed on Tuesday. "My husband is alive," she said at a press briefing. Ahmed's wife Hasina…