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Magnitude 5.6 quake strikes near Iranian city of Ahvaz: USGS
Middle East
July 8, 2019
Magnitude 5.6 quake strikes near Iranian city of Ahvaz: USGS
(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 84 km (52 miles) east of the Iranian city of Ahvaz on Monday,…
Economic cost of road accidents in Egypt in 2017 is LE28.9 bn: CAPMAS
Egypt
June 12, 2019
Economic cost of road accidents in Egypt in 2017 is LE28.9 bn: CAPMAS
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced in a report that the economic cost of road accidents…
‘I will never rejoin’: Record casualties take toll on Afghan forces
Middle East
November 23, 2018
‘I will never rejoin’: Record casualties take toll on Afghan forces
After losing countless comrades to better-equipped Taliban fighters and having his salary stolen by superiors, Afghan soldier Beg is…
Search operation ended in Genoa, bridge death toll rises to 43
World
August 19, 2018
Search operation ended in Genoa, bridge death toll rises to 43
The search operation for those missing after a motorway bridge collapsed in the Italian port city of Genoa ended…
Civilian deaths in war-torn Afghanistan hit record high: UN
Middle East
July 15, 2018
Civilian deaths in war-torn Afghanistan hit record high: UN
The number of Afghan civilians killed in the country’s long-running conflict hit a record high in the first six…
Blast hits Afghan capital Kabul, numerous casualties
Middle East
October 31, 2017
Blast hits Afghan capital Kabul, numerous casualties
A large explosion hit the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, in an area housing foreign embassies and government departments, causing…
18 killed in attack on restaurant in Burkina Faso capital
World
August 14, 2017
18 killed in attack on restaurant in Burkina Faso capital
Suspected Islamic extremists opened fire at a Turkish restaurant in the capital of Burkina Faso late Sunday, killing at least…
Alexandria train collision kills 36, death toll rising
Egypt
August 11, 2017
Alexandria train collision kills 36, death toll rising
Thirty-six people were killed and at least 123 injured in a train collision in the Khurshid area near Sidi Gaber…
Quake in China’s Sichuan kills 19, injures 247
World
August 9, 2017
Quake in China’s Sichuan kills 19, injures 247
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck a remote, mountainous part of China’s southwestern province of Sichuan Wednesday, killing 19 people and injuring…
Afghan forces lose 2,531 killed from Jan 1-May 8 says report
Middle East
August 1, 2017
Afghan forces lose 2,531 killed from Jan 1-May 8 says report
A total of 2,531 Afghan security forces were killed and 4,238 wounded in the first four months of the year,…