Tag: Latest International News

Australia reports first human case of H5N1 bird flu New Delhi, May 22 (IANS/GURPUNEET SIDHU) A child in Victoria has tested positive for avian influenza A (H5N1) -- the first ...

Damascus, May 22 (WISHAVWARTA ) Syria's first lady, Asma al-Assad, has been diagnosed with leukaemia, the Syrian presidency said. "After the appearance of several clinical symptoms and signs, followed by ...

WHO head urges Israel to lift restrictions on aid into Gaza Geneva, May 22 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) Head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has asked Israel to lift ...

Schools shut, hospitals on alert as Pakistan sizzles at 50 degrees Islamabad, May 21 (IANS/DPA) Pakistan ordered school closures, postponed exams and put hospitals on alert as a severe heatwave ...

British man, 73, likely had heart attack in flight turbulence London, May 21 (IANS/DPA) The person who died in turbulence on board a plane that encountered severe turbulence over South-East ...

One dead, more than 30 injured on turbulent Singapore Airlines flight London, May 21 (IANS/DPA) One person has died and more than 30 others have been injured in severe turbulence ...

Pakistani journalists reject Defamation Bill, slam government for restricting press freedom in country Islamabad, May 21 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA):- Calling it a "black law", almost all journalist organisations in Pakistan have rejected ...

6.0-magnitude earthquake jolts Japan, no tsunami alert Tokyo, May 21 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) A 6.0 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday struck near the Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific Ocean, south of Tokyo, with ...

Iran to hold presidential election on June 28 Tehran, May 21 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) Iran's government has decided that the country's 14th presidential election will be held on June 28, the media ...

Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts again, sending 5 km of volcanic ash Jakarta, May 21 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) Ibu volcano in Indonesia's Halmahera Island erupted again, sending volcanic ash as high as 5,000 ...