At least five people were killed after Hurricane Florence crashed ashore on North Carolina's coast Friday morning, ripping apart roofs with extreme winds, threatening massive storm surges and requiring dozens of water rescues. Hours after Florence's eye made landfall near

At least 17 passengers were killed and 16 more injured when a mini bus skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district today, officials said.  The accident occurred at Dandaran, near Thakrai, when the driver of the mini bus, which was on its

In Sanskrit, Padma is a name for the sacred lotus flower, a symbol of beauty, purity, and growth. The meaning is well-suited for the river bearing the same name, which seems to be constantly evolving and changing in beautiful ways. That is a mixed blessing for the people who live nearby.

The former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Atta Annan has been laid to rest  in his native Ghana (September 13), after a state funeral attended by people from all walks of life including leaders from all over the world. Annan, a Ghanaian national and Noble peace prize laureate,

The outer bands of Hurricane Florence are lashing parts of the US East Coast. Officials warn of life-threatening storm surges in both North and South Carolina as the hurricane moves towards land with maximum sustained wind speeds of 90mph (150 km/h). More than 100,000 homes are

At least 11 people were killed and dozens injured after a car ploughed into a crowded square in southern China and the driver attacked people with a knife and spade seeking "revenge" on society for previous criminal convictions, the government said on Thursday (Sept 13). The incident

Myanmar’s handling of its Rohingya Muslims, 700,000 of whom have fled to Bangladesh amid a brutal military campaign, could have been better, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Thursday. Myanmar’s army is accused of mass rape, killings and setting fire to

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi has defended the jailing of two Reuters journalists, despite international condemnation. She said Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo had broken the law and their conviction had "nothing to do with freedom of expression at all". The two were sentenced for

A man killed five people during a shooting rampage in Bakersfield, California before ultimately turning the weapon on himself once he was cornered by a deputy, a report said. The rampage started when the suspect and his wife entered a trucking business near a gun shop at around 8

Chinese Consul-General in Kolkata Ma Zhanwu on Wednesday said China is keen to build a high-speed train service between Kunming and Kolkata via Bangladesh and Myanmar. “To increase the possibilities of trade and economic developments in China, Eastern India, Myanmar and Bangladesh, I

The UN agencies have been granted permission for the first time to operate inside Myanmar's northern Rakhine state on Wednesday (Sep 12) since more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fled the area into neighboring Bangladesh last year. According to reports published in the international

World hunger rose in 2017 for a third consecutive year, fuelled by conflict and climate change, the United Nations warned on Tuesday, jeopardizing a global goal to end the scourge by 2030. Hunger appears to be increasing in almost all of Africa and in South America, with 821 million

Forty pilgrims were killed and several others injured when a state-run Road Transport Corporation (RTC) bus fell off a ghat road of a hill into a gorge in Telangana’s Jagitial district on Tuesday (Sept 11). The pilgrims were on their way back from the famous Lord Hanuman temple atop

At least 35 people were killed on Monday (September 10) and hundreds injured when a gas tanker exploded in northern Nigerian state of Nassarawa, the state emergency agency said. The State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) official said the accident happened on Monday at a petrol

After nearly two decades, a New York City subway station that was destroyed in the September 11 attacks has reopened. The Cortlandt Street station, which was partially buried by the collapse of the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan, reopened on Saturday, just three days before the

The US has threatened sanctions against the International Criminal Court if it goes ahead with prosecutions against Americans. The court is currently considering prosecuting US servicemen over alleged detainee abuse in Afghanistan. National Security Adviser John Bolton called the

The death toll from last week's earthquake in Japan rose to 44, the government announced today. Around 660 have been injured and electricity supply has been affected. The 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit island of Hokkaido and cut of access to and from the island. Many residents

Dr Arif Alvi was sworn in as the 13th President of Pakistan at a ceremony at Aiwan-i-Sadr in Islamabad on Sunday, a day after outgoing president Mamnoon Hussain's five-year term ended. The ceremony, which began after 1pm, commenced with the playing of the national anthem, followed

Seven people were injured in a knife attack in central Paris late Sunday (September 10) but police said that terrorism was not suspected. Two British tourists were among those injured, broadcaster BFMTV and Le Parisien newspaper reported. Authorities were trying to determine if the

At least 17 people were killed after a small aircraft carrying passengers from Juba International Airport to the city of Yirol crashed in South Sudan on Sunday (Sep 9). “The plane crashed and killed 17 people and we have three survivors,” State information Minister Taban Abel told