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Islamabad/New Delhi: A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck northeast Afghanistan Saturday, according to seismic monitoring agencies. Tremors were felt in the northern parts of India, including in Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi-NCR regions. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. According to the United...

Dubai: Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain while a ship in the Strait of Hormuz separately came under attack Saturday, likely Tehran's response to overnight airstrikes by the United States. The attacks across the Persian Gulf show the danger of the Iran war again...

New Delhi: The funeral of former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar's elder brother, Shahid Akhtar, in Islamabad has come under scrutiny after senior members of Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), including its deputy chief Saifullah Kasuri, were seen attending last rites. Shahid Akhtar passed away...

Washington: The US struck Iran on Friday in response to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. It's the most significant test yet to an interim understanding reached a week ago by the two countries to begin...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday suspended four senior officials over errors found in school textbooks and initiated disciplinary proceedings against six assistant directors. The action was taken based on the report submitted by a high-level inquiry committee headed by Development Commissioner DK Singh. According to the...

La Guaira (Venezuela): Venezuelans searched for survivors beneath collapsed buildings Thursday, and rescue teams raced to northern areas rocked by a pair of powerful earthquakes that officials say killed around 235 people and left at least 4,300 people injured. "Unfortunately, we have received around 235...

Caracas (Venezuela): At least 164 people have died, and 971 were injured after a pair of powerful quakes rocked Venezuela, Acting President Delcy Rodriguez said Thursday. The acting president had said earlier that at least 32 people had died after Wednesday evening's 7.2 and 7.5...

Caracas: Back-to-back powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Venezuela Wednesday evening, causing widespread damage, collapsing buildings and sending panicked residents into the streets. The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes roiled the region, with buildings evacuated in cities and areas spread as far as Brazil's...

Damascus: An airstrike on northwest Syria last week killed a senior member of the Islamic State group, the U.S. Central Command said Wednesday. Ali Husayn al-Ulaywi was killed Friday as part of ongoing U.S. efforts to 'disrupt and eliminate terrorists seeking to attack Americans abroad...

Kolkata: Four people died and 17 others were hospitalised after a three-storey under-construction warehouse in the Taratala area of west Kolkata collapsed Wednesday afternoon, trapping several people underneath the rubble, a senior West Bengal health department officer said. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, who visited the...