AT Kabul: The celebration of Halloween in South Korea left nearly 300 people dead and injured due to crowding and trampling. The Reuters reported on Saturday night, that 153 people were killed and 150 others were injured during this year’s Halloween festival in South Korea. So far, the main cause …
Read More »Fears grow over political violence in US ahead of midterm election
AT Kabul: Joe Biden, the president of the United States, condemned the attack on house of Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States, and called it disgusting. Paul Pelosi, the husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was hit by an assailant’s hammer at …
Read More »Pakistan’s election commission disqualifies ex-PM Imran Khan
AT Kabul: Pakistan’s election commission has disqualified former prime minister Imran Khan from holding public office for five years on charges of unlawfully selling government gifts he received from foreign dignitaries and concealing assets. The five-member committee headed by chairman Sikandar Sultan Raja issued the verdict on Friday after the …
Read More »Pakistan bans Pashto language in Army Public Schools
AT Kabul: In a recent crackdown in Khaibar Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan, the Army has banned Pashto in its Army Public Schools, reported local media. As it has been banned now in many schools of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, students have been warned they would be fined if caught speaking in the language. …
Read More »Biden vows consequences for Saudi Arabia over oil cut
AT Kabul: President Biden wants to take a closer look at the longstanding U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia after after OPEC+ decided to cut oil production last week, a decision the White House said was not warranted and mainly serves to help Russia. “I am in the process, when the …
Read More »Thousands protest in Pakistan following attack on a school van
AT Kabul: Thousands in Pakistan’s khyber pakhtunkhwa area, took to the streets against the recent incidents of terrorism and violence, chanting slogans of “No more terrorism” and “We demand peace from the state” on Tuesday. The mass demonstration came after an unknown assailant riding a motorcycle opened fire on a …
Read More »Explosions rock Kyiv after Putin accuses Ukraine of bridge attack
AT Kabul: Russia’s military struck Kiev and other Ukrainian cities on Monday with President Vladimir Putin warning of a “harsh” response in case of any further attacks such as that on the Crimean Bridge. Kiev’s police officials say the blasts caused at least five deaths and twelve injuries there, but …
Read More »WTO predicts slowdown in global trade growth
AT Kabul: The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday predicted that the growth of world trade will decrease in the next year (2023) due to the sharp increase in energy and food prices and the increase in interest rates, which has limited imports. Reuters news agency reports that the trade …
Read More »North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan
AT Kabul: North Korea has fired a ballistic missile over Japan, in what appears to be an escalation to get the attention of Tokyo and Washington. The missile travelled 4,500km (2,800 miles) before falling into the Pacific Ocean – far enough to hit the US island of Guam if it …
Read More »Swedish scientist awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine
AT Kabul: Svante Paabo has won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries about the genomes of extinct humans and human evolution, the Nobel Academy announced. This is the first Nobel Prize this year, and in the coming days, it will be distributed to selected people …
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