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Flood relief denied by US forces, NO to using air strips

Flood relief denied by US forces, NO to using air strips

It is reported in the media that relief operations for around 700,000 persons could not be carried out because an airbase in Jacobabad district, Sindh province, is controlled by the US forces. The US forces denied permission for the air strips to be used to deliver much-needed relief to the adjoining areas which are submerged [...]

Death toll soon to touch 1,200 in China’s landslide

Death toll soon to touch 1,200 in China’s landslide

World watches helplessly as the death toll of China’s deadly landslides, that took place in Gansun province of northwest China, rises to 1,200 people. More than 630 people have been reported still missing and the troops are still digging hoping to rescue them. The digging process is still on in the Zhouqo which is the [...]

Massive train collision kills more than 60 in Eastern India

Massive train collision kills more than 60 in Eastern India

In a massive train collision, more than 60 people have been killed while more than 100 others are left injured in the Eastern part of India. The mishap happened on Monday, about 200 kilometers from the state capital of West Bengal, Kolkata. The crash took place at around 20:30 GMT when an express train rammed [...]

Maoists impose Bandh over Death of Leader Azad

Maoists impose Bandh over Death of Leader Azad

The recent killing of the senior Politburo Member Azad has triggered off protests from the communist party leading to a two day strike across the country. The outlawed communist party of the India Maoists are protesting against the gunning don of there leader Cherukiri Rajkumar know as Azad. According to Ksihenji, top Maoist leader; Azad [...]

Xinjiang violence puts china under pressure

Xinjiang violence puts china under pressure

Almost one year since the brutal violence that occurred in the Western Xinjiang region in China, The United States has signed a pact, with the Rights group amnesty International that has been pressurizing China to show transparency and respect the rights of its citizens. According to Mark Toner who is a spokesman at the US [...]

5 Afghan soldiers killed in NATO airstike

5 Afghan soldiers killed in NATO airstike

In a grave mistake, NATO killed five Afghan soldiers in an uncoordinated air strike while the Afghan army was fighting insurgents in the country’s east. The Afghan soldiers were in an ambush in Ghazni province, when the NATO air force began firing on them without warning. Gen. Mohammad Zahir Azimi, the Afghan Defence Ministry spokesman [...]

Navy officer killed in ‘accidental fire’

Navy officer killed in ‘accidental fire’

Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Rear Admiral Satyendra Singh Jamwal died in Kochi on Wednesday an accidental firing at a firing range. According to Navy’s Public Relations Officer, the incident took place at about 10.30 am at the firing range at INS Dronacharya in Kochi. Preliminary reports say that he suffered injuries from a small [...]

Over 45 feared drowned in Bihar boat tragedy

Over 45 feared drowned in Bihar boat tragedy

Atleast 45 people were feared drown and one declared dead in a boat mishap in the wavering waters of Gandak river in Biharon Friday. According to the police the boat overturned while it was in the middle of the river, en route from Ranha village to Bhagwanpur. Most of the people feared dead were daily [...]

Blast rips through Lahore Shrine, 41 dead

Blast rips through Lahore Shrine, 41 dead

A Sufi Shrine in the center of Lahore was marred with suicide attacks, killing at least 41 people and hundreds were injured. According to the Lahore police at least two suicide bombers blew themselves up in the attacks and the cause of the blast is being investigated. The attackers chose a time when it was [...]

Nato base attacked by Taliban

Nato base attacked by Taliban

No sooner did David Petreus take command of the US mission in Afghanistan, there was news of renewed Taliban attacks. The Nato military base in Jalalabad located in eastern Afghanistan was inundated with suicide bombing and gunfire’s, According to the Taliban, this was a message to the newly appointed general for Afghanistan. According to the [...]