Gunman opens fire in Germany, killing six people near train station
Germany: A 26-year-old man is believed to have shot dead his mother and father and four other people in a town in southwest Germany on Friday, police said, leaving two others seriously wounded. The suspect “called the police station in (nearby town) Aalen at 12:48 p.m. (1148 GMT) to inform them he had shot several people,” […]
Pakistan on High Alert Amid Coronavirus Outbreak in China
Islamabad: Pakistani health ministry has announced multiple measures including screening of passengers at airports as hundreds of cases of new viral respiratory illness have been confirmed in China. Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has introduced the screening measures at four major airports — in Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar — in the wake of the […]
At Least 14 Dead After Preliminary Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake Strikes Eastern Turkey
ISTANBUL: A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 hit eastern Turkey on Friday, killing at least 14 people, causing buildings to collapse and sending panicked residents rushing into the street. Rescue teams were being sent to the scene of the quake, which had its epicentre in the small lakeside town of Sivrice in the […]
Powerful explosion rips through building in US city of Houston
At least two people have been killed and seven injured after a massive explosion ripped through a factory in Houston. The blast sent huge fireballs rocketing into the sky and caused debris to rain down on the US city’s Gessner Road area. It was so vast, reports suggest, it was heard more than 20 miles away. […]
Patient Diagnosed With Coronavirus in Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS)– Illinois health officials announced the second confirmed case of Coronavirus in the U.S. was located in Chicago. Chicago has the 2nd confirmed case of Coronavirus in the US The patient is a woman in her 60s She had traveled to Wuhan in late December, flew back to Chicago January 13@cbschicago https://twitter.com/marparnews/status/1220724239260618754 …Marissa Parra✔@MarParNews#BREAKING: confirmed […]
Rapper Juice WRLD’s cause of death revealed
Rapper and singer Juice WRLD died as a result of oxycodone and codeine toxicity, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said Wednesday.The medical examiner determined the rapper’s manner of death to be an accident. Remembering Juice WRLD, one of emo rap’s most promising artistsThe rapper, whose real name is Jarad Anthony Higgins, suffered a medical emergency shortly […]
Coronavirus: China locks down two cities at outbreak epicentre
BEIJING: China put on lock-down on Thursday two cities at the epicentre of a new coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 people and infected nearly 600, as health authorities around the world scramble to prevent a global pandemic. The Huanggang local government, in a statement on its website, also said movie theaters, internet cafes and […]
Bezos phone hack, UN wants answers on Saudi prince’s alleged role
SAN FRANCISCO/CAIRO: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have been involved in a plot to hack the phone of Amazon’s billionaire boss Jeff Bezos, United Nations experts said on Wednesday. The U.N. special rapporteurs, Agnes Callamard and David Kaye, said they had information pointing to the “possible involvement” of the prince in the alleged […]
People Coming from China to Go Under Screening at the Pakistani Airports
A new virus that has killed nine people infected hundreds and already reached the United States, could mutate and spread, China warns, as authorities scramble to contain the disease. Sources privy to the healthcare authorities in Pakistan have revealed that there has been serious deliberation over a proper medical screening of Chinese visitors meaning to […]
Murder accused set to be Nepal’s new speaker
KATHMANDU: Former Maoist leader, Agni Sapkota, who was accused of being responsible for the abduction and murder of a man, is set to become the speaker of Parliament in Nepal, as confirmed by officials on Wednesday, sparking criticism from rights activists in the country. Sapkota, a senior member of the ruling Nepal Communist Party, has faced […]
