Niamey, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):At least 69 people, including a local mayor, have been killed in an attack in Niger’s volatile “tri-border” zone with Burkina Faso and Mali, the interior ministry said on Thursday. The assault took place on Tuesday at Adab-Dab, a village about 55 kilometres (32 miles) from Banibangou in the western region of […]
Read MoreWashington, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):An attack on Egyptian peacekeepers by the Central African Republic’s presidential guard could amount to a “war crime,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday, calling for a swift investigation in the war-torn country. Members of the guard fired on the newly deployed peacekeepers on Monday as they traveled in a bus in […]
Read MoreSydney, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):Australia on Friday postponed a landmark first-ever cricket Test against Afghanistan, amid fears the country’s ruling Taliban regime will ban women from playing the sport. Australia’s cricketing authorities said that after consultation with “relevant stakeholders” it was decided the men’s Test, to be played in Hobart this month, would not go ahead […]
Read MoreDublin, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):Teams for one off Test between Ireland and Japan at Lansdowne Road, Dublin, on Saturday (kick-off 1300GMT): Teams (15-1) Ireland Hugo Keenan; Andrew Conway, Garry Ringrose, Bundee Aki, James Lowe; Johnny Sexton (capt), Jamison Gibson-Park; Jack Conan; Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris; James Ryan, Tadhg Beirne; Tadhg Furlong, Ronan Kelleher, Andrew […]
Read MoreTokyo, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):Japanese car giant Honda revised its annual profit forecast downwards on Friday, warning it sees no immediate end to the chip shortage and supply-chain issues impacting automakers worldwide. The announcement came as the firm logged a drop in net profit in the July-September quarter, although first-half net profit was buoyed by stronger […]
Read MoreBrasília, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):Brazil opened an international tender Thursday to build one of the world’s biggest 5G data networks, seeking $9 billion in investment for Latin America’s largest economy. Calling it a “historic” moment, President Jair Bolsonaro opened the tender in Brasilia with a symbolic bang of the auctioneer’s hammer, kicking off bidding by 15 […]
Read MoreDubai, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami took three wickets each as India bowled out Scotland for a paltry 85 on Friday in a Super 12 clash that the Indians must win to stay in the Twenty20 World Cup. Indian bowlers rattled the Scotland batting after skipper Virat Kohli, on his 33rd birthday, won […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Housing and Works Muhammad Shabbir Ali on Friday informed the Senate that no allotment of government accommodations has been made to government employees in relaxation of rules during last two years. Responding to various questions during Question Hour, he said at present all the allotments of government accommodations were being made […]
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