Iran flood death toll reaches 62
TEHRAN: The death toll from major floods swamping much of Iran over the past 15 days has risen to 62, the head of the Iranian Legal Medicine Organisation told local media on Wednesday.…
Rise of Imran Khan prophesied in a book 16 years ago
Imran Khan’s rise to the top of Pakistani politics was prophesied 16 years ago – in a book about the history of Cartmel Cricket Club, reported The Mail. The former cricketer, who…
Germany: sharp rise in number of anti-government extremists
BERLIN: Germany’s domestic intelligence agency says the number of extremists who reject the legitimacy of the German government has increased sharply. The BfV agency said in its annual report Tuesday that the…
Colombia’s election could mark the start of a resurgent left
BOGOTA: Left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro had a simple but radical proposal for his audience in the small industrial town of Yumbo in western Colombia. What if his government bought a huge…
China, Russia rise in C Africa as western influence shrinks
LIBREVILLE: Russia and China are muscling their way into the Central African Republic as Western clout in the mineral-rich, strategically important nation seems to wane, analysts say. Ranked at the very bottom…
Railways facing deficit of Rs40bn as expenditures rise
ISLAMABAD: Despite tall claims by Federal Minister for Railway Khawaja Saad Rafique of bringing revolutionary changes in the Pakistan Railways (PR), the expenditure of the department has reached Rs90 billion in the…
Water division seeks 10 times higher rise in allocation for water sector projects: report
ISLAMABAD: The Water division seeks an allocation of around Rs204 billion in 2018-19 for water sector projects which is almost 10 times higher than the Rs22 billion earmarked for the current fiscal…
Tensions rise in new French prison guards strikes
CORSICA: French police fired tear gas to break up a picket line of striking prison guards at Europe’s biggest jail on Friday, as a fresh assault by inmates on staff at a…
Terror Watch: Study finds sudden rise in suicide attacks in Sept 2016
The month saw four suicide attacks, the highest since the launch of Zarb-e-Azb Two were reported from KP, one each was reported from Sindh, FATA A sudden rise in suicide attacks was…
Sexual transmission of AIDS on rise in Iran
A senior Iranian health official warned on Wednesday that sexual transmission of HIV/AIDS was on the rise, in part because of taboos about discussing sex. Iran’s deputy health minister Ali Akbar Sayari…
Oil prices rise with recovering global markets
Oil prices extended gains in Asia on Wednesday, tracking a recovery in equity markets as leaders look to temper fears over the effects of Britain’s shock EU exit, while traders bet on…
Oil prices rise in Asia as Doha meeting, US report loom
Crude prices rose in Asia Monday, extending last week’s gains after data showing a drop in US production, as traders look ahead to an upcoming meeting of oil majors they hope will…
Short-term kidnapping on the rise in Karachi, CM orders action
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Monday instructed the Inspector General of Police Sindh to end the menace of short-term kidnapping at all costs. Short-term kidnapping, is when abductees are…
‘Unprecedented’ rise in deaths from terrorism: study
The number of people killed globally in terrorist attacks jumped 80 per cent last year to the highest level ever recorded, the Institute for Economics and Peace said Tuesday. The Global Terrorism…
World worried about rise of IS: survey
The rise of the self-styled Islamic State (IS) has generated strong concerns in nations around the world, and a new survey by the Pew Research Center finds broad global support for American…
Phenomenal rise in action against terrorists in May: CMC
Think-tank says terrorists are on the run after action in FATA Terrorists have used more IEDs in May than April A 25 percent increase has been witnessed in security operations against insurgency…
Rise in power tariff to lift inflation in October
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for Oct-13 is expected to stand above the last two months levels. “For the month of Oct-13 we expect CPI to clock in at 1.68%MoM (8.77%…