Islamabad, Nov 16 (UNI) A soldier and four terrorists were killed in two separate clashes between security forces and the militants in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Thursday, a military statement said. One of the incidents happened on the outskirts of the provincial capital city of Peshawar, where the security forces conducted an intelligence-based…
Beijing, Nov 16 (UNI) The death toll from a massive fire in China’s Shanxi province went up to 25, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Thursday. The fire broke out in a four-storey Yongju Coal Industry office building at 6:50 a.m. local time (GMT 22:50 Wednesday) on Thursday. Firefighters have managed to bring the fire…
Taiyuan, Nov 16 (UNI) Eleven people were killed after a fire broke out Thursday morning at a building of a coal mine company in Lyuliang City in north China’s Shanxi Province, according to the municipal emergency management authority. The fire occurred in Lyuliang’s Lishi District. Rescue efforts are underway, according to the authorities.
Jakarta, Nov 16 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 rocked off Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province on Thursday, without causing giant waves, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency BMKG said. The agency had earlier reported the quake’s magnitude at 6.2 before revising it. The quake happened at 6:26 a.m. Jakarta time Thursday (2306…
Jerusalem, Nov 15 (UNI) Israel will destroy all members of the Hamas movement and bring back hostages that were captured during the October 7 attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. “There is no place in Gaza that we cannot reach. … We will get there, defeat Hamas and bring home our hostages —…
United Nations, Nov 16 (UNI) A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called for the implementation of the Security Council resolution on Gaza that was just adopted. The effectiveness of Security Council resolutions lies in their implementation. The key is for the parties concerned to implement the provisions of the resolution to the letter, said Zhang Jun,…
Bhopal, Nov 16 (UNI) The BJP’s determined bid to stretch its almost uninterrupted 20-year rule, and the Congress’ all out pitch to wrest control of the geographically-large Hindi heartland state, sums up battleground Madhya Pradesh which goes to the hustings on Friday. Madhya Pradesh – which has been under saffron rule since 2003 barring a…
Etawah (UP), Nov 16 (UNI) Nineteen people were injured when a sleeper coach of Vaishali Express between Delhi and Saharsa caught fire in Friends Colony area of Etawah district here in Uttar Pradesh, Government Railway Police (GRP) sources said here on Thursday. GRP sources said that the incident took place around 2:30 am on Wednesday…
Beijing, Nov 16 (UNI) The summit of Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden in San Francisco will become a milestone in the history of relations the China-US relationship, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday. “The heads of the two states met again after one year, which underscored the historical continuity and…
Mumbai, Nov 16 (UNI) New Zealand captain Kane Williamson was characteristically magnanimous following his side’s 70-run defeat to India in the first ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup semi-final here on Wednesday. The New Zealand bowlers were put to the sword in the first innings, with India racking up 397/4 thanks in large part to centuries…
