August 19 A deep, undersea earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.2 has struck Fiji and small tsunami waves have been observed but no damage reported. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake hit at a depth of 348 miles and was located 174 miles northeast of Fiji’s Ndoi Island. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center […]
August 17 Pakistani lawmakers have voted for Imran Khan as the new prime minister of Pakistan on Friday. A simple majority in the vote, due to take place in the lower house of parliament on Friday afternoon, brought Khan to power ahead of a swearing-in ceremony set for Saturday. Khan won the July 25 election, […]
August 16 A bomb tore through a university preparatory academy in Kabul, killing 48 and injuring 67 others, according to the country’s Health Ministry. The attacker targeted the private school in the minority Hazara neighborhood where a group of young men and women were studying for university entrance exams. The Taliban denied involvement in the […]
August 14 The President of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan announced Aug. 14 that Turkey would boycott electronic products from the United States which has imposed sanctions and raised tariffs against Ankara in a dispute about the detention of a U.S. pastor. “Turkey has one of the most solid banking systems in the world in all respects,” […]
August 13 The US-Mexico Border has become a hot-spot for Indian Immigrants seeking to enter the United States, illegally. Not Mexicans or Africans, now Indians are one of the fastest growing illegal immigrants to the US. According to a Fox News Report, Indians who are unable to obtain H1B visas, have started to enter the […]
August 12 Imran Khan, expected to be sworn in as Pakistan’s new premier next week has called for a resumption of the dialogue with India on all outstanding issues, including Kashmir. Imran made the remarks during a meeting in Islamabad with Indian envoy Ajay Bisaria, who congratulated the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman on his electoral […]
August 11 Dozens of children, many younger than 15, were killed in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike that hit a school bus in northern Yemen on Thursday, according to reports. The children were on a field trip when their bus was struck at a market, the first stop of the day; 50 were killed and 77 […]
August 05 At least 51 Taliban insurgents were killed and six were injured during an ongoing operation by Afghan forces in eastern Kunar province, Khaama Press reported. The sixth phase of Qahr Silab-2 operation kicked off on Friday night and is currently being conducted with the help of the artillery and close air support, a […]
August 02 Much against the speculations of Media, Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf that emerged as the single largest party in Pakistan general elections has said that the swearing-in ceremony of the PTI Chairman as prime minister will be celebrated with austerity. As reported by Dawn newspaper, the Prime Minister scheduled to take oath on […]
July 31 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf or PTI – is considering inviting leaders of SAARC countries, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take part in his oath taking ceremony as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, a party official said today. Imran Khan’s party has emerged as the single largest party in Pakistan’s national assembly after the […]