Ninth polio case detected in Pakistan
A five-year-old child has been detected with polio in Pakistan’s Sindh province, making him the ninth confirmed case this year in the area, officials said on Friday. Umair was among the four children from across the country whose samples were sent to Islamabad’s National Institute of Health for... read more »
Gaza truce ends with Israel claim of Hamas rocket fire
The Israeli military claimed renewed rocket fire by Gaza militants after a three-day truce expired on Friday and negotiations in Cairo on a new border deal for the coastal strip hit a deadlock. The Israeli military said at least 10 rockets were fired at Israel after the temporary truce expired at 8... read more »
Gaza truce ends with Israel claim of Hamas rocket fire
The Israeli military claimed renewed rocket fire by Gaza militants after a three-day truce expired on Friday and negotiations in Cairo on a new border deal for the coastal strip hit a deadlock. The Israeli military said at least 10 rockets were fired at Israel after the temporary truce expired at 8... read more »
Bangladesh retrieves 23 bodies
Dhaka: Authorities in Bangladesh on Thursday said they could recover 23 bodies so far and listed 138 as missing passengers three days after an overloaded ferry plying with an expired licence sank in the midstream of a major river in central Munshiganj while efforts were still underway to track down... read more »