6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Northern Afghanistan

Kabul, Nov 3 (UNI) A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit northern Afghanistan early Monday, killing at least seven people and injuring around 150 others, provincial authorities said. The quake occurred at a depth of 28 kilometers (17 miles) and was centered about 22 kilometers (14 miles) west-southwest of Khulm, near the city of Mazar-e Sharif at…

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Jordan arrests 13 suspects in nationwide anti-drug raids

Amman, Nov. 3 (UNI) Jordan’s Anti-Narcotics Department (AND) arrested 13 wanted suspects in connection with seven illicit drug cases in various parts of the kingdom over the past few days, the Public Security Directorate said on Sunday. In one case, AND officers foiled three smuggling attempts. At Jaber border crossing, authorities arrested a suspect attempting…

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Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of devastation across Caribbean, death toll rises in Jamaica

Kingston/ New Delhi, Nov 2 (UNI ) The death toll from Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica has risen to 28, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness confirmed today. Jamaican Information Minister Dana Morris Dixon had earlier reported 19 fatalities. “Government confirms 28 Hurricane Melissa–related deaths,” Holness wrote on X, adding that additional reports of fatalities were being…

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Ugandan military foils armed attacks in western region

Kampala, Nov 2 (UNI/XINHUA) Ugandan forces thwarted a series of coordinated attacks by unidentified armed groups targeting military and police installations in the western part of the country, said the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces (UPDF). In a statement issued in the Ugandan capital of Kampala late yesterday, UPDF spokesperson Felix Kulayigye said the attackers, armed…

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