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Indian origin Catholic priest killed at his parish rectory in US’ Kansas

Catholic priest Arul Carasala shot dead. (Image Credit: Facebook/Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann) An Indian-origin Catholic priest was shot and killed in the United States’ Kansas on Thursday, Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann confirmed the news on social media. “I am heartbroken to share the tragic news of the death of Fr. Arul Carasala, who was fatally […]

More than 700 Muslims killed in Myanmar earthquake, which struck during Friday prayers

MANDALAY, MYANMAR: A Myanmar Muslim organization says more than 700 worshipers were killed when the 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the country at Friday prayer time during the holy month of Ramadan. Tun Kyi, a member of the steering committee of the Spring Revolution Myanmar Muslim Network, said Monday that some 60 mosques were damaged or […]

Russian Attack On Kharkiv: 2 killed and dozens wounded in Russian attack on Kharkiv as Trump lashes out at Putin

2 killed and dozens wounded in Russian attack on Kharkiv as Trump lashes out at Putin (Picture credit: AP) KYIV: Russian drones hit a military hospital, shopping center and apartment blocks in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, killing two people and wounding dozens, while US President Donald Trump voiced anger at Russian President Vladimir Putin […]

Brooklyn tragedy: Mother and two daughters killed in car crash by driver with suspended license

A mother and her two young daughters were killed in Brooklyn when a driver with a suspended licence crashed into an Uber before hitting the family. Her four-year-old son is in critical condition. The accident occurred in the Orthodox Jewish neighbourhood of Gravesend, where nine people were injured. The driver and Uber driver were hospitalized, […]

Two killed, four injured in shooting at Washington house party

This is a representational image Two people were killed and four others were reported injured after a gunfire erupted in a house during an ongoing party early Saturday morning in Washington‘s Tacoma, according to authorities.The Pierce County sheriff’s department reported that a male juvenile had been taken into custody in connection with the shooting, however, […]

Pakistan: Eight soldiers, one civilian killed in attacks near Afghanistan border

At least eight soldiers and a civilian was killed in two separate attacks along Pakistan’s western border with Afghanistan, where violence has surged in recent months, police said on Saturday.A security operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s northwest turned deadly when militants hiding in a house opened fire on security forces, killing seven soldiers, a police source […]

8 killed, dozens injured in attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: A wave of violence swept through Balochistan, with a bomb blast shaking the province’s capital of Quetta Thursday following the overnight targeted killing of five non-Baloch passengers on a highway in Gwadar, intensifying growing unrest in Pakistan’s southwest.The blast occurred near a police vehicle and left three dead and 21 injured, including several police […]

South Korea wildfires: 26 killed, temples destroyed, and other top developments

At least 26 people have died as wildfires continue to rage across southeastern South Korea. The fires, which began last Friday, have burned over 88,000 acres, making them the worst on record. Thousands have been evacuated, ancient Buddhist temples have been destroyed, and efforts to contain the flames are being hampered by strong winds. South […]

Six killed as gunmen target ‘non-local passengers’ in Pakistan

At least six people have been killed in a series of ‘coordinated attacks’ in southwestern Pakistan, where gunmen targeted bus passengers based on their ethnicity, police said on Thursday. “Terrorists have targeted passenger buses and security officials in multiple districts of Balochistan, killing at least five non-local passengers and a security official,” a senior provincial […]