ANKARA (AA) – Two police officers were slightly injured when one of two terrorists on Sunday morning blew himself up in front of the General Directorate of Security in the Turkish capital of Ankara, the interior minister said. “…Two terrorists, who arrived in a light commercial vehicle in front of the gate of the General […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Bangladesh continues to break records for dengue fever deaths with September being the deadliest month since 2000. There were 396 deaths in September with almost 80,000 registered hospitalizations. August had seen 342 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease, according to the Directorate General of Health Services....
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli forces have detained some 135,000 Palestinians since the outbreak of the Palestinian Al-Aqsa Intifada, also known as Second Intifada, in September 2000, a Palestinian official group has revealed. In a statement marking the 23rd anniversary of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, the Commission for Prisoners’ Affai...
JOHANNESBURG (AA) – South Africa’s anti-apartheid stalwart Aziz Pahad has died, his family and the ruling African National Congress Party (ANC) have announced. He was 82. Pahad passed away on Wednesday evening at his home in Johannesburg. His brother Essop Pahad, also a veteran of the struggle against white minority rule, died in J...
Erez, Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel on Thursday allowed Palestinian workers to cross from Gaza for the first time in two weeks through the Erez crossing, following violent protests that rocked the blockaded enclave. The Israeli authorities had initially closed off the transit route, the only gateway for pedestrians from the Gaza S...
WASHINGTON (AA) – More than 3,300 peacekeeping personnel serving in Mali have left the country as part of a gradual UN withdrawal plan, according to a statement Wednesday. The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said 116 Senegalese peacekeepers were repatriated from Mopti Camp on Sept. 20. &...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Sudan has reported an outbreak of cholera, with 18 deaths from the disease in the eastern state of Gedaref and three in the capital Khartoum. There have been 265 suspected cases of intestine infection with Vibrio bacteria. “The first suspected cases of cholera were recorded in the village of Khater, in […]
ATHENS (AA) — France’s ambassador in Niger has left the West African country, French media reported on Wednesday. The plane carrying Sylvain Itte and six others left the country early in the morning, according to the daily Le Figaro, which added that the aircraft was flying in the direction of eastern neighbor Chad. Itte’s departur...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – At least eight people, including children and women, were killed on Wednesday when a live mortar shell exploded in the southeastern Sindh province of Pakistan. The incident occurred in the Katcha area of Kandhkot district, local broadcaster Dunya News reported. Police said the live shell exploded while a family, collecting jun...
ERBIL, Iraq (AA) – At least 100 people died and 150 were injured in a fire at a wedding celebration in Iraq’s northern Nineveh province, according to reports early Wednesday. The Iraqi News Agency (INA) said the fire, which broke out at Al Haytham Wedding Hall in Al-Hamdaniya district, was caused by fireworks, candles and […]
