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Missing fishplates, damaged track caused train derailment in Pakistan: Report

09 Aug 2023 10:08 AM IST

The express train derailment which killed at least 34 people was caused by missing fishplates and a damaged track, a preliminary probe report has said, even as officials are not ruling out the possibility of sabotage in the major accident in Pakistan’s Sindh province. The Hazara Express train travelling from

19 men charged with child sex abuse after FBI tips about dark web sharing

09 Aug 2023 10:07 AM IST

Police have charged 19 men in Australia with child sex abuse offenses and rescued 13 children from further harm following tips from the American FBI of an international online criminal network, officials said Tuesday. Two of the 19 men already were convicted and sentenced to prison terms of almost 15

US: Powerful storm claims 2 Lives & leaves 1.1 million without power

09 Aug 2023 10:03 AM IST

At least two people died, thousands of U.S. flights were canceled or delayed, and more than 1.1 million homes and businesses lost power Monday as severe storms, including hail and lightning, moved through the eastern U.S. The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for the greater D.C. area, lasting

Belarus begins military drills near its border with Poland & Lithuania

09 Aug 2023 10:03 AM IST

Belarus began military exercises on Monday near its border with Poland and Lithuania, a move coming with tensions already heightened with the two NATO members over Russia-linked Wagner mercenaries moving to Belarus after their short-lived mutiny in Russia. Both Poland and Lithuania have increased border security since thousands of Wagner

Judge dismisses Trump’s Defamation suit amid Sexual abuse verdict

09 Aug 2023 10:02 AM IST

A federal judge tossed out former President Donald Trump’s countersuit against the writer who won a sex abuse lawsuit against him, ruling on Monday that Trump can’t claim she defamed him by continuing to say she was not only sexually abused but raped. The ruling shuts down, at least for

Moscow blasts Saudi talks for excluding Russia on Ukraine

09 Aug 2023 10:01 AM IST

Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Monday chided efforts by international officials meeting in Saudi Arabia to find a peaceful settlement for the war in Ukraine, saying the talks don’t have “the slightest added value” because Moscow — unlike Kyiv — wasn’t invited. Senior officials from around 40 countries gathered Sunday in

Indian-origin man sentenced to 18 years detention, 12 lashings for sexually assaulting maid

08 Aug 2023 17:56 PM IST

According to a media source on Tuesday, an Indian-origin male repeat sex offender was sentenced to 18 years of preventive detention and 12 strokes for sexually assaulting a maid in Singapore. Recalcitrant offenders are sent to preventive custody in order to protect the public from them. According to Channel News

Pakistan: University student accuses two teachers of sexual assault, blackmail

08 Aug 2023 17:12 PM IST

The News International reported on Tuesday that two physics instructors at Ghazi University in Pakistan’s Punjab province’s Dera Ghazi Khan have been charged with sexually assaulting a young female student. Pakistan’s The News International is an English-language publication. In a widely shared video, the victim girl claimed that the two

Over 90 Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf activists were arrested in protest of Imran Khan’s detention.

08 Aug 2023 12:57 PM IST

Over 90 Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters were arrested for protesting the imprisonment of their party’s leader, Imran Khan, in multiple areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to Dawn. Protests erupted when former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was detained on August 5 after a district and sessions court in the federal capital

Russian missiles hit residential building in eastern Ukraine; 8 killed, 31 wounded

08 Aug 2023 10:56 AM IST

Two Russian missiles struck residential structures in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk area, resulting in at least eight fatalities and 31 injuries, said the Ukrainian officials, Al Jazeera reported. Authorities in Ukraine on Monday released videos and images showing people sorting through the debris, which included

Greece sends two firefighting aircraft to help Cyprus curb forest fire

08 Aug 2023 09:42 AM IST

Greece on Monday dispatched two Canadair fire-fighting aircraft after a call for assistance from fellow European Union member Cyprus to help fight a blaze that has scorched miles of mountainous terrain. Jordan is already helping with three aircraft of its own, including two Super Puma helicopters and a Russian-made Mi26

Pak authorities to conduct inspection on railway accident that killed 31

08 Aug 2023 09:42 AM IST

Pakistan’s railway department will conduct an inspection on Monday at the site of a major accident in Sindh province where an express train derailed and killed at least 31 people and injured 130 others. The Hazara Express train travelling from Karachi to Rawalpindi derailed on Sunday in Nawabshah district near