Tag: Latest International News

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 ...

Schools in Pakistan's Punjab to remain closed for 7 days from May 25 amid heatwave Islamabad, May 21 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) In the wake of a surge in temperature and heatwave in ...

Lightning strike in Germany injures 10 people, 4 critical Dresden, May 21 (IANS/DPA) A lightning strike in the eastern German city of Dresden injured ten people, four of whom sustained ...

Trump's close aides in Israel, meet Netanyahu & Oppn leader Tel Aviv, May 21 (IANS/WISHAVWARTA) Three former US foreign policy officials in Donald Trump’s administration are in Israel and have ...