5.8 Earthquake shakes Northern Canada
A magnitude Five point eight earthquake struck in Nunavut territory in far northern Canada, the US Geological Survey reported. The quake, originally measured at magnitude 6.4, hit at a depth…
Trump accepts Russia’s involvement in cyber attack during presidential elections
US President-elect Donald Trump accepts the US intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia engaged in cyber attacks during the US presidential election and may take action in response. His incoming chief…
North Korea to test intercontinental ballistic missile at any time
North Korea says it can test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at any time from any location chosen by leader Kim Jong-un. Foreign ministry spokesman said that the United States’…
Former Iranian President Ayatollah Rafsanjani passes away
Tehran Former Iranian president and Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Rafsanjani passed away Sunday. He was hospitalized due to heart attack in a state-run hospital in…
Death toll rises to 43 in blast in Azaz on Turkish border
At least 43 people have been killed in a car bomb blast in the rebel-held Syrian town of Azaz, near the Turkish border. Reports say, the explosion occurred outside a…
US:Florida airport shooting suspect charged, Could face death penalty
WEB DESK The Iraq war veteran accused of killing five travellers and injuring six others at a busy international airport in Florida has been charged. US Attorney Wifredo Ferrer said,…
Netanyahu welcomes US condemnation of UNSC resolutions on Israeli settlements
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today welcomed the US House of Representatives’ condemnation of a UN reprimand of Israel’s settlements in occupied Palestinian territories. Netanyahu said in a statement in…
Afghanistan: Gunmen killed 9 Shitte Hazara miners in Baghlan
Gunmen killed nine Shiite Hazara miners in the northern province of Baghlan onFriday, in the latest attack against ethnic minorities. District governor Faiz Mohammad Amiri said in Kunduz that nine…
Japan withdraws its Korean envoy over ‘comfort women’ statue
Japan has temporarily withdrawn its Ambassador to South Korea, amid an escalating row over a statue representing wartime sex slaves. The statue was installed by activists outside the Japanese consulate…
US: 5 killed in shooting at Hollywood International Airport in Florida
WEB NEWS At least five people have been killed in shooting at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida in United States. Police said, a gunman opened fire in Terminal 2…