The Global News Desk 115

September, 19 - (The Global News Desk 115) -  A blast at a mosque in Kohat's Police Lines during Friday prayers martyred approximately 21 people, including 15 policemen and 6 civilians.  KPK Police said that six of the attackers were also killed in both the explosion and the shootout that took place afterward. The initial incident report submitted by the DHQ Hospital Kohat medical superintendent and district health officer revealed that the deadly blast caused more than 100 casualties among the worshippers.  The local authorities claimed that a blast detonated at about 1:30 pm during Friday prayers at a mosque at Police Lines on Hangu Road in Kohat, backed by a terrorist attack carried out by at least five to seven armed men. The officials' report named Dr Israel Khan Aurakzai, Chief District Specialist (Paediatrics) at Liaqat Memorial Hospital, Kohat, as one of the deceased. Furthermore, the report revealed that 105 injured people were admitted to the two hospitals, with...

August, 30 - (The Global News Desk 115) - A bus Ferrying church visitors collided with a truck in central Zimbabwe, bringing about dozens of deaths.  The accident occurred near the town of Chivhu. The law enforcement department reported on Saturday that a bus accident in central Zimbabwe led to 27 deaths.  The minibus, which was carrying worshipers, collided with a truck, leaving 7 more injured.  Authorities said that Adherents of a native African Christian group, recognized for their white robes, were en route to a conference on Friday when their vehicle rammed into a truck on a main highway close to Chivhu, approximately 141 kilometers south of Harare.  The deadly mishap happened when the truck was trying to overtake another vehicle; the foreign-registered haulage truck collided with the minibus. According to a police officer's statement, both vehicles had an "unspecified" number of passengers on board. The accident happened when the overspeeding truck st...

August, 27 - (The Global News Desk 115) -  At least 160 people have reportedly been killed, and hundreds of travelers are still missing after deadly flash floods in Nepal’s border area with Tibet on Wednesday.  The floods have devastated villages, roads, and infrastructure, hampering rescue efforts. Nepal's Tourism Board has reported that an initial assessment indicates 384 travelers are missing in flood-affected regions. This group includes 291 foreign nationals and 93 people from Nepal. Among the foreign nationals, there were 105 Indians and 37 NRIs, as well as travelers from the United States, Britain, Malaysia, South Africa, Australia, and the Netherlands. The calamity has inflicted heavy losses upon the Himalaya, the mountainous area, impacting roads and key infrastructure, making it challenging to access certain communities. The Nepal Army has dispatched helicopters and disaster-response teams as search and rescue efforts are ongoing. Nepal Police spokesman t...

August, 27 - (The Global News Desk 115)- There were only 15 newborns in the Gynae Ward at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad when the fire broke out at 6:50 am local time on Wednesday, hospital administration reported.  Only one infant could be rescued, officials said. Federal Health Minister also confirmed that 14 babies had died. A heart-wrenching scene began when the compressor of an air-conditioning unit exploded in the infants' gynaecology ward, according to an early report from the hospital staff. The district magistrate of Islamabad has formed a multi-agency fact-finding committee, directing it to submit a report within a day.  The government press release said that the committee will look into the cause of the inferno, find out if proper fire safety steps were followed, analyze how the emergency was handled, and review the emergency response. President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and former Foreign Minister Bilawal...

August, 26 - (The Global News Desk 115) – A UN report revealed that at least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others were abducted by a violent armed group in Haiti. The incident took place near Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, the UN said in a statement.  The United Nations reported on Tuesday that at least 47 people were killed, and more than 50 were kidnaped following an attack on a law-abiding community near Haiti's capital earlier this week. This terrorist act is thought to be the largest mass kidnapping in Haiti in recent times, with the gang lord threatening to harm the hostages if the government goes after any gang members while working to secure the area in the mountain peaks above the capital. Romain Le Cour, who heads the Haiti Observatory at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, explained that the threat of executing hostages is a tangle: If the forces don’t act, it means they didn’t protect the hostages; if they do take measures and the...

Military aerial attacks on a monastic religious place in Myanmar killed 14 people on Friday, according to the armed forces. The rescue worker informed the media that all of the people who died were senior citizens, and a number of monks were wounded as well. The military attacked the sacred place twice. The pro-democracy rebel told the BBC that the victims were 11 men and three women. The strike occurred in Swel Le Oh village, Myaung district, central Myanmar, according to anti-government opposition organization spokesman Nway Oo. Located about 75 kilometers to the west of Mandalay, the second-largest city in the country, the village is facing a tragedy. Nway Oo from the Civil Defense and Security Organization of Myaung Township, also known as CDSOM, mentioned that three women were among those who died, with 20 others injured. The villager also noted that the second strike hit a nearby house, causing damage. The villager reported that over 100 devotees participated in a weeklong medita...