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AFP/APPTaipei: A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's northeastern coast on Saturday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.Taiwan's weather service, which put the…

Reuters Ankara: A Turkish C-130 military transport aircraft carrying at least 20 personnel crashed in eastern Georgia on Tuesday after taking off from Azerbaijan, officials confirmed. The number of casualties and the cause of the crash…

AFP/APPBeirut, Lebanon: Hezbollah has vowed to continue its fight against Israel in support of Gaza following the killing of its leader in a significant wave of airstrikes on Lebanon, which dealt the group a severe blow.In a…

Xinhua/APPSydney:A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck 57 km south of Panguna, Papua New Guinea, at 06:13:34 local time (20:13:34 GMT on Sunday), according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).The quake occurred at a depth of 41.0 km,…

APPPeshawar: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reported on Friday that 68 people have died in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) due to monsoon rains and subsequent incidents.According to the PDMA, the rains have caused…

AFP/APPMontreal: An "out of control" wildfire has devoured up to half of the main town in western Canada's popular Jasper National Park, authorities said Thursday, with 400 foreign firefighters called in to help battle the blaze.…

AFP/APP Beijing: At least 10 people were killed and six are missing after an accident at a coal mine in central China's Henan Province, state media said Saturday. The accident, a likely coal and gas explosion described as an "outburst,"…

News DeskLima: At least 25 people have been killed since early Monday when a passenger bus veered off a mountainous road and plunged down a 200-metre ravine in southwest Peru’s Huancavelica region, according to local media.The bus…

 News DeskPeshawar: Speakers at a seminar emphasised that political parties need to focus on making serious efforts to implement national action plan, take stern actions to curb the terrorism and extremism, and introduce measures to…