Canberra [Australia], Nov 11 (ANI): The Australian state of New South Wales on Monday declared a seven-day state of emergency owing to the threat from deadly bushfires that have claimed three lives and destroyed more than 100 homes.
Sanaa [Syria], Nov 11 (ANI): At least eight people were killed and more than 20 others sustained injuries after a small truck exploded outside a bakery in the Syrian village of Suluk, located southeast of the town of Tel Abyad on Sunday, authorities said.
Baghdad [Iraq], Nov 11 (ANI): At least 319 people have been killed in Iraq since the beginning of the anti-government protests last month, the Iraqi Parliamentary Human Rights Committee said in a report.
Dodoma [Tanzania], Nov 10 (ANI): At least two people were killed and over 40 injured in a road accident in Tanzania's southwest city of Mbeya, local media reported on Sunday.
Kyoto [Japan], Nov 10 (ANI): The suspect of deadly July arson attack on an animation studio in Japan's Kyoto admitted his crime and said that he chose the building because of the presence of a large number of people.
Washington DC [USA] Nov 9 (ANI): Decline of ice in the Arctic sea can lead to the emergence of a deadly virus that could threaten marine mammals in the North Pacific, says a recent study.
Canberra [Australia], Nov 9 (Sputnik/ANI): At least 150 houses were destroyed by bush fires in eastern Australia, the Rural Fire Service of the New South Wales region (NSW RFS) said on Saturday, adding that two people had lost their lives and seven were unaccounted for due to the fires.
Undisclosed location [Pakistan], Nov 8 (ANI): As many as 28 operations were conducted by Pakistani army in Balochistan in the month of October as a result of which 30 people forcibly disappeared, while 25 dead bodies were found in the province, as per a monthly report issued by Baloch Nat
Baghdad [Iraq], Nov 8 (ANI): Six demonstrators in Baghdad and five others in Basra were shot dead by Iraq's security forces on Thursday as they were trying to remove barriers blocking their march in Central Baghdad, the police and medical officials said.
Sydney [Australia], Nov 8 (Xinhua/ANI): A rare Australian fish thought to be extinct for over 20 years, appears to have been found during a lake recovery project in the eastern state of Victoria.
Tehran [Iran], Nov 8 (ANI): At least five people lost their lives and 120 sustained injuries after a deadly earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck northwestern Iran on early Friday, the state media said.