Geneva, [Switzerland], Dec 27 (ANI): The United Nations human rights experts on Thursday condemned the death sentence handed to lecturer Junaid Hafeez by a Pakistan court and called the ruling a "travesty of justice"
Baghdad [Iraq], Dec 26 (ANI): A civilian was killed and four others sustained injuries after a booby-trapped motorcycle detonated near a soccer field in Iraq's capital city of Baghdad on Wednesday, an Interior Ministry official said.
Paktia [Afghanistan], Dec 25 (Sputnik/ANI): An Afghan soldier was killed and another two were injured in two separate explosions in the country's eastern province of Paktia on Wednesday, spokesman for the provincial police Sardar Wali Tabasam said.
New Delhi [India], Dec 25 (ANI): It's the most joyful time of the year and seems like Bollywood celebrities are having a blast! Stars wished their fans on social media as they get wrapped in some Christmas spirit.
Seoul [South Korea], Dec 24 (Sputnik/ANI): At least five people were injured as two consecutive blasts caused a fire at South Korean steel company POSCO's plant in the country's south, media reported on Tuesday.
Lohardaga (Jharkhand) [India], Dec 24 (ANI): One person was killed while five sustained critical injuries in a landmine blast in Jharkhand's Lohardaga district on Tuesday.
Ankara [Turkey], Dec 24 (ANI): At least eight civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed and dozens of others sustained injuries in a car bomb blast in Syria's northern province of Raqqa, Turkey's National Defense Ministry said on Monday.
Raqqa, [Syria], Dec 23 (Sputnik/ANI): At least five civilians were killed and 20 others suffered injuries in a car bomb blast in Syria's northern province of Raqqa on Monday, local media reported.
Laghman [Afghanistan], Dec 23 (ANI): At least three people were killed and seven others suffered injuries in an explosion at a funeral ceremony in Laghman province on Monday, reported Tolo News.
Multan [Pakistan], Dec 21 (ANI): A District and Sessions court here on Saturday awarded death penalty to former university lecturer Junaid Hafeez on charges of blasphemy.