BEIRUT: At least 58 people were killed Sunday in a string of Syrian government air strikes on a marketplace in Douma, a rebel-held town near Damascus, a monitoring group said. At least 200 people were injured, with the death toll … read more
BAGHDAD: A car bombing Saturday in north Baghdad where people gather to buy and sell vehicles killed 11 people and wounded at least 68, Iraqi officials said. The blast hit the Sadr City, the same district where a massive truck … read more
SAO PAULO: At least 19 people were killed and seven injured overnight in a wave of shootings in Brazil’s biggest city Sao Paulo, a security official said Friday after reports of a massacre in the suburbs. Those numbers are still … read more
ISLAMABAD: On the occasion of Independence Day, President Mamnoon Hussain has conferred Civil Awards on Pakistani citizens and foreign nationals for showing excellence and courage in their respective fields. The investiture ceremony of these awards will take place on Pakistan … read more
MANAMA: Bahrain’s chief of police says five suspects with links to Iran have been arrested in connection with a bombing last month that killed two police and wounded six others. Maj. Gen. Tariq al-Hassan says investigators have connected the suspects … read more