Tag: Hundreds

Hundreds protest Mali election results marred by fraud claims

BAMAKO: More than a thousand supporters of Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisse gathered in the capital Bamako on Saturday after he lost a presidential...

Hundreds missing after under-construction dam collapses in Laos

  BANGKOK: Hundreds of people are missing and several are feared dead after a hydropower dam under construction in southern Laos collapsed, causing flash flooding...

Hundreds of Syrian refugees return home from Lebanon

  ARSAL: Hundreds of Syrian refugees left Lebanon on Monday for their neighbouring home country, an AFP reporter said, the latest such return coordinated between...

Indonesia mob kills hundreds of crocodiles after man dies

  JAKARTA: A mob slaughtered nearly 300 crocodiles at a breeding ground in Indonesia's West Papua province in retaliation for the death of a local...

Hundreds in Bangkok mark anniversary of army crackdown

  BANGKOK: Hundreds of people gathered in Bangkok on Saturday to mark the anniversary of a deadly army crackdown on an anti-government protest in 2010...

Hundreds of tourists stranded in New Zealand as storm batters

SYDNEY: Hundreds of tourists in New Zealand were left stranded on Friday after a strong storm damaged roads, uprooted trees and felled power lines. Former...

Myanmar releases hundreds of political prisoners

YANGON: Hundreds of political prisoners have been released from Myanmar’s jails in amnesties in recent years, including dozens freed in January 2016, days before...

Hundreds of Thai police halt anti-junta protestors

BANGKOK: Hundreds of police in Thailand on Saturday blocked protestors planning to march from Bangkok to Khon Kaen in the northeast of the country...

Hundreds of French mosques open their doors to the public

  Hundreds of French mosques are participating in a major open-house event this weekend, offering visitors the opportunity to come in for tea and a...

Nine new dengue cases and hundreds of larva sites!

Dengue Control Programme’s Dr Furrukh Sultan on Monday said the threat of dengue had not been completely eradicated as nine confirmed cases were reported...

Hundreds take to streets against controversial film

The controversial blasphemous film against Islam that has irked Muslims across the world also resulted in several protests across the twin cities on Friday,...

Hundreds protest against Myanmar mine

Hundreds of Myanmar villagers protesting a Chinese co-owned copper mine vowed to continue their fight against the project despite arrests of demonstrators and...

Hundreds gather to bid adieu to Dev Anand

Legendary Bollywood star Dev Anand, who passed away last week, was cremated in South London on Saturday. Around 300 mourners attended the funeral at...

Hundreds of police down with dengue

Around 239 policemen, including 197 constables, seven head constables, 20 assistant sub-inspectors, 12 sub-inspectors, two inspectors and a deputy superintendent of police are suffering...

Hundreds in Cairo’s Tahrir Square slam emergency law

Hundreds of people gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square Friday to protest against the recent expansion of the emergency law, amid palpable anger over the...

Fire on Norway coastal cruiser, hundreds evacuated

A fire that the broke out in the engine room of a Norwegian fjord cruise ship on Thursday forced hundreds to evacuate and injured...

Hundreds dying daily as famine spreads in Somalia

Famine has spread to six out of eight regions in southern Somalia, with 750,000 people facing imminent starvation, the United Nations said on Monday,...