35 people were killed in two separate bus accidents in Pakistan on monday, including 12 pilgrims who had been trying to reach Iran, rescue and hospital officials said. Twenty-three people were killed when the bus they were travelling in plunged into a ravine near the town of Azad Pattan on the
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UN concerned by Afghanistan’s morality ruling
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Antonio Conte's notoriously prickly personality was on full view after Napoli's humiliating start to the Serie A season at Verona, and Bologna are likely to further test his team and his patience on Sunday. Napoli have had a difficult summer after last season's disastrous league title defence but the size of
Palestinians push UN for deadline on ending Israeli occupation
The Palestinians said Thursday they are planning to introduce a U.N. General Assembly resolution in September enshrining the recent sweeping ruling by the U.N.’s top court that declared Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territories unlawful — and setting a time frame for it to end. Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian U.N.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on Friday in Kyiv, where he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Officials in India and Ukraine say the visit will focus on boosting economic ties and cooperation in defense, science and technology. But analysts say the visit could also be an attempt to
Harris urges unity and warns of Trump win consequences
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