The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its latest report in August 2021, on the heels of one of the hottest and most devastating summers on record: floods in northern Europe and China, wildfires in the US, and heatwaves everywhere. The report tells us

It was like a depth charge exploding under the sea. On the surface you heard a faint thud, then a rumble, and finally water erupting into a wild spray reaching the skies. For a good part of the week, Islamabad was gripped by a frenzy not witnessed since, oh, maybe Panama. That is

A fire tore through an apartment complex in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung early Thursday morning, killing 46 people and leaving 41 injured. According to Kaohsiung’s fire department, a blaze broke out around 3 a.m. in a 13-story building home to around 120 households,

Five people have been killed and two more injured in Norway after a man used a bow and arrow to attack them. Police first received word of an attack in the town of Kongsberg, south-west of the capital Oslo, at 18:13 local time (16:13 GMT). A Danish man aged 37 has been arrested on

The Group of 20 (G20) has agreed to work together to avoid a humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan, even if it means having to coordinate efforts with the Taliban, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said after hosting an emergency summit. The European Union opened the talks on Tuesday

Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan federal minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has blamed the past governments for the current economic situation in the country and said that the former rulers have ruined the "national economy during their 10 years of misrule". He believed that the

Kabul [Afghanistan]: Mental health cases have increased in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province due to economic hardships, local media reported citing an official on Sunday. Officials expressed concern that the majority of patients suffering from mental health issues did not go to

Tehran [Iran]: Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Iranian Parliament Speaker, condemned the recent attack in a mosque in Afghanistan's Kunduz and asked authorities to punish those behind the tragic incident that killed over 100 people and injured many, a media report said. Qalibaf, while

North Korea's leader has vowed to build an "invincible military" in the face of what it says are hostile policies from the United States, report state media. Kim Jong-un added that weapons development was for self-defence, and not to start a war. Mr Kim made the

The first talks between the US and Taliban leaders since the withdrawal of American troops in August have concluded in Doha. The talks in Qatar focused on containing extremist groups, the evacuation of US citizens and humanitarian aid. US officials said that while the group would be

The Saudi Royal Court on Sunday announced the death of Prince Abdullah bin Mohammad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud bin Faisal Al Saud. The funeral prayer will be performed today in Riyadh. Source: Khaleej Times BDST: 2040 HRS, OCT 10, 2021 SMS

Sixteen people were killed after an aircraft carrying parachutists crashed in central Russia on Sunday, the emergencies ministry said. The L-410 plane carrying 22 people crashed around 9:23 a.m. local time (0623 GMT) during a flight over the republic of Tatarstan, the ministry said on

Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has stepped down, after pressure triggered by a corruption scandal. He has proposed Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg as his replacement. Mr Kurz and nine others were placed under investigation after raids at a number of locations linked

President Tsai Ing-wen says Taiwan will not bow to pressure from China and will continue its democratic way of life, as tensions over the island continue. "The more we achieve, the greater the pressure we face from China," Ms Tsai said. Her speech on Taiwan's National

Nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan passed away in Islamabad on Sunday morning at the age of 85. According to Radio Pakistan, he was admitted to a local hospital where his health deteriorated early morning. PTV said that the nuclear scientist died after being transferred to a

A suicide bomb attack on a mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz has killed at least 50 people, officials say, in the deadliest assault since US forces left. Bodies were seen scattered inside the Said Abad mosque, used by the minority Shia Muslim community. More than 100 people were

Kathmandu [Nepal]: India on Wednesday handed over a 106-km Koshi Corridor transmission line to Nepal Electricity Authority. The Koshi Corridor transmission line, costing a total of NRs 10.40 billion (USD 86.8 million) is being built under the Government of India's Line of Credit of

Berlin [Germany]: A demonstration against targeted killings and fake encounters in Balochistan was recently held in front of Berlin Gate in Germany. The Baloch protesters were holding placards and banners and chanted slogans against inhumane atrocities in Pakistan's resource-rich

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday took oath as MLA from Bhabanipur constituency after she won the recent by polls.  Two other Trinamool Congress leaders- Amirul Islam and Jakir Hossain- also took oath as lawmakers in the West Bengal Assembly in the presence of state

At least 20 people have been killed after an earthquake struck Pakistan's Balochistan province early on Thursday, officials have told the BBC. Disaster management officials said the death toll may increase. Images on social media showed people in the city of Quetta out on the