Mercury hits 44 as Pakistan heatwave kills 65 in Karachi, welfare group reports
A heatwave has killed 65 people in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi over the past three days, a social welfare organization said on Tuesday, amid fears the death toll could climb as the high temperatures persist. The heatwave has coincided with power outages and the ...
Women, children among over 90 people killed, nearly 200 injured in separate Baghdad car bombings
At least 91 people were killed Sunday in two bombings in the Iraqi capital, including a large-scale attack claimed by the Islamic State group that killed 86 people — among them 15 children — in a central shopping district, officials said. The bombings demonstrated the ...
Houthi boss dismisses loss of Aden, orders rebels to fight on
The leader of Yemen's Houthis urged his militia on Sunday to fight on against Yemen's Gulf Arab-backed government, dismissing its recapture of Aden last month as a "limited" achievement made possible by Ramadan. In a speech live on television apparently aimed at shoring up the ...
Yemenis dance in streets after troops rout Shiite rebels from Aden neighborhoods
Saudi-backed Yemeni troops and fighters have driven Shiite rebels out of two major neighborhoods in the southern port city of Aden, Thursday, prompting street celebrations by residents after weeks of fierce fighting. Residents said armored vehicles and troops have deployed in the neighborhoods of Crater ...
U.N.: 'Unconditional humanitarian pause' in Yemen fighting to run till end of Ramadan
The United Nations on Thursday announced an "unconditional humanitarian pause" in the Yemen conflict starting at midnight local time Friday with the goal of getting all parties to stop the violence so that desperately needed food, water and medicine can be delivered to over ...
Gunmen kill 27 in attack on Tunisian beach resort, officials say
A pair of gunmen killed at least 27 people on a Tunisian beach Friday in the latest attack on the north African country's key tourism industry, the Interior Ministry said. The gunmen opened fire on the beach in the resort town of Sousse between the ...
As the Muslim monthlong fasting period known as Ramadan began Tuesday, Tokyo Camii, the largest mosque in Japan, began providing free "iftar" (evening meals) to 200 visitors, regardless of religion, to introduce residents to Islamic culture. The first day began with "azan," the Muslim call ...
