Tag: Violence

Life halted for third consecutive day as people continue to suffer...

ISLAMABAD: Religious hardliners protesting the fair acquittal of Aasiya Bibi by apex court after no proof against her have blocked main roads connecting the...

Indian civil society cries over recent violence, massacre in IOK

MIRPUR: The fast-deteriorating situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) following the recent renewed wave of extreme violence and state terrorism unleashed against innocent Kashmiris in...

Gaza clashes ‘cannot continue’: Israeli defence minister

GAZA: Israel's defence minister said on Tuesday that months of violent Palestinian protests on the Gaza border cannot be allowed to go on, urging...

‘Price of democracy’: Afghans risking their lives to vote

KABUL: From a university student to a middle-aged housewife, Afghans planning to vote in the October 20 parliamentary election say they are willing to...

India deploys more troops, blocks internet in Kashmir

--More than 400 companies deployed in held-Kashmir ahead of local bodies elections --Over 40 cops quit, more resignations feared after their videos go viral on...

Ethiopian police detain 200 people over violence

NAIROBI: Ethiopian police have detained 200 people in connection with violence on the outskirts of capital on Saturday that left 23 dead, state affiliated...

Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric demands end to violence as deadly protests...

  BASRA: Iraq's most revered Shi'ite cleric called for a political shakeup in Baghdad and a halt to violence against demonstrators on Friday, after days...

Nineteen killed in fresh violence in central Nigeria

    JOS: Nineteen people have been killed and scores of homes burnt in fresh violence in central Nigeria, police said, after weeks of relative calm...

US, France, Italy, UK condemn violence in Tripoli

PARIS: The United States, France, Italy and Britain on Saturday condemned what they called an escalation of violence in and around the Libyan capital...

Transgender person ‘subjected to torture’ in Arifwala

A transgender person has allegedly been subjected to severe torture by unidentified accused in the Arifwala Tehsil of Pakpattan district. The incident reportedly took place within...

Zimbabwe opposition in court over post-vote violence

  HARARE: Members of Zimbabwe's defeated opposition party were appearing in court Saturday, accused of staging violent protests against alleged rigging in this week's historic...

Trump’s attacks on media may lead to real violence: UN expert

GENEVA: US President Donald Trump's attacks on the media violate the basic norms of press freedom and run the risk of triggering real violence...

Man allegedly kills sister for marrying out of choice

FAISALABAD/KHARIAN: A man allegedly killed his sister over “illicit relations” in the Lundianwala police limits on Monday. According to police, Nighat Bibi had left home to...

Two killed, several injured in sporadic poll violence

LAHORE: The July 25 general election got dirty as clashes and violence were witnessed in some areas of the country despite strict security measures...

More violence rings out in Nicaragua after nation-wide strike

MASAYA: Violent clashes in Nicaragua flared on Friday night at a church in the capital where several people were seriously injured, following months of...

Strike begins in Nicaragua after five die in protest violence

MANAGUA: A day after five people were killed in violence surrounding protests against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, a 24-hour opposition-called strike began on Friday. Four...

Deal reached to end violence in southern Syria

BEIRUT: Rebels said Friday that they have reached an agreement with Russian mediators to end violence in southern Syria and surrender the crossing point...