Tag: Hits
Big quake hits northern Japan, leaving 9 dead, 30 missing
SAPPORO: A powerful earthquake Thursday on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido triggered dozens of landslides that crushed houses under torrents of dirt, rocks...
Death toll hits 48 in Boko Haram attack on Nigeria troops
KANO: The death toll from a Boko Haram attack on a Nigerian army post on the border with Niger has risen to 48, military...
Israel hits Hamas sites, Palestinians fire rockets
GAZA: Israeli aircraft struck militant targets in the Gaza Strip and Palestinians launched dozens of mortar bombs and rockets from the enclave into Israel...
Israel hits Syrian army posts after drone incursion
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM: Israel attacked Syrian army posts on Thursday near the Golan frontier after a drone incursion, but signaled it would not impede President Bashar...
Violent crime hits France as Macron presents urban poverty plan
PARIS: Shocking images of masked gunmen opening fire in Marseille and a brutal daylight murder underlined the problem of urban violence in France Tuesday...
Two killed, one injured as trailer-truck hits motorbike
SUKKUR: Two youngsters were killed and one other injured when a trailer truck hit a bike on the National Highway near Pano Aqil town...
California mudslides death toll hits 17, over dozens missing
LOS ANGELES: The founder of a Catholic school is among the 17 people killed in deadly mudslides and flooding in Southern California. Hundreds of...
Rocket hits mosque in eastern Afghanistan, six killed
A rocket apparently fired by fighters from the self-styled Islamic State (IS) movement has hit a mosque in eastern Afghanistan, killing six and wounding...
Flood hits several Sindh areas
Water level at River Indus soars at Guddu Barrage as Chenab puts several areas in Muzaffargarh district at risk of flooding
PM visits Muzaffargarh flood-hit...
Gangnam Style hits one billion views on YouTube
Gangnam Style has become the first video to clock up more than one billion views on YouTube. The South Korean dance track was posted...
Ahmadinejad hits out at ‘capitalist’ US elections
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday labelled elections in the US as a "battleground for the capitalists" following Barack Obama's re-election as president.
An estimated...
After Sandy, new storm hits New York, New Jersey
Adding to the woes of thousands of people still reeling from Superstorm Sandy’s blow, another significant storm hit already-ravaged New York and New Jersey...
Syrian crisis: Fresh fighting hits Damascus and Aleppo
Fresh fighting has been fought around Syria's capital, Damascus, and in the northern city of Aleppo, where rebels are trying to secure their positions.
Most...
China hits back at new US sanctions over Iran
Beijing reacted furiously Wednesday to new US sanctions imposed on a Chinese bank over transactions with Iran, urging Washington to revoke them and saying...
US hits out at Asian nations over religious freedoms
The United States warned the world was sliding backwards on religious freedoms Monday, slamming China for cracking down on Tibetan Buddhists and hitting...
Black out hits 300 million in northern India
A massive power cut blacked out a vast swathe of northern India Monday, leaving more than 300 million people without power in the worst...
Water shortage hits twin cities,Residents’ complaints, protests go unnoticed
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is unable to overcome severe water shortage being faced for the last three months by the residents of the...
