11 children killed in unexploded ordnance blast in South Sudan
Rescue officials trying to extinguish a fire caused by an explosion near the parliament house in Uganda. — AFP/File JUBA: Eleven children were killed and one injured in an accident…
Taliban governor of Afghanistan’s Balkh province killed in blast: police
Taliban members in charge of security, patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan October 28, 2021. — Reuters/File KABUL: A blast tore through the Taliban governor’s office in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province on…
Japan’s new rocket fails to blast off
White smoke emerges from the main engines of the next-generation H3 rocket (L) as it fails to lift off the launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan.—…
Woman dies, four others injured in Jaffar Express train blast near Chichawatni
A representational image of a train stopped at a railway station in Pakistan. — AFP/File In yet another unfortunate incident, an explosion inside Jaffar Express near Chichawatni left a woman…
IED blast martyrs two military officers in Balochistan’s Kohlu
Captain Sagheer (left) and Major Jawad embrace martyrdom. — ISPR IED explodes close to leading party Such acts cannot sabotage peace, says ISPR. It says forces determined to neutralise militants. RAWALPINDI:…
Arctic blast breaks US wind-chill record
The temperature of minus 1 F (minus 17 C) is displayed at a school in Lincoln, New Hampshire on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.— AFP An Arctic blast that brought “frostquakes”…
Northeast US, Canada gird for ‘epic’ Arctic blast
Downtown Montreal, Canada, seen January 27, 2023, saw temperatures as low as minus 41 degrees Celsius the afternoon of February 3, 2023.— AFP The northeastern United States and Canada steeled…
Arctic blast grips US Northeast, bringing frostbite-threatening temperatures
People bundled up against winter weather walk in midtown Manhattan as bitter cold temperatures moved into much of the northeast United States in New York City, New York, US, February…
Pakistan vows to eliminate terror outfits, facilitators after Peshawar blast
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (left) chairs the apex committee meeting in Peshawar, while Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir is also present at the occasion. — PM’s Office In…
Suspects arrested over Peshawar mosque blast, police focus on how bomber got in
People and rescue workers gather amid the damages, after a suicide blast in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan January 30, 2023.— Reuters Police say bomber was not of organised group.…
