Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug 9 (ANI): The Loya Jirga of Afghanistan on Sunday approved the release of 400 Taliban prisoners in a major breakthrough that will pave the way for intra-Afghan talks.
Budgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Abdul Hamid Najar, district president of Budgam BJP Other Backward Class (OBC) Morcha was shifted to a hospital after being fired upon by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, said the police on Sunday.
Doha [Qatar] Aug 6 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll from the devastating explosion at the port of Beirut has risen to 135, Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan said on Wednesday.
Beirut [Lebanon], Aug 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The powerful blast in the port of Lebanon's Beirut left 113 people killed and more than 4,000 injured, Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan said on Wednesday, as cited by Sky News Arabia.
Washington D.C. [US], Aug 5 (ANI): US President Donald Trump said that the explosion in Lebanon's capital Beirut on Tuesday, which left at least 73 people dead and thousands injured looks like a "terrible attack."
Tel Aviv [Israel], Aug 3 (ANI): Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Sunday carried out several strikes in Gaza in response to a rocket launch towards Sderot, The Jerusalem Post reported citing IDF's Spokesperson Unit.
Silverstone [UK], August 2 (ANI): Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton on Sunday won his seventh British Grand Prix title after a dramatic last-lap at the Silverstone Circuit.
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 1 (ANI): Condemning the recent Afghanistan-Pakistan border clash in which nine people were killed, former Afghan president Hamid Karzai urged Pakistan to "engage in a civilised and friendly relationship with Afghanistan," TOLO news reported.
Washington D.C. [USA], July 30 (ANI): As Hollywood mourned the demise of veteran star Olivia de Havilland, actor George Hamilton recalled working with her in the movie 'Light in the Piazza'.
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): On this day in 2001, former Zimbabwe skipper Hamilton Masakadza became the youngest batsman to amass a century on debut Test.
Exeter [England], July 28 (ANI): Blood platelet counts at the higher end of normal suggest a high risk of cancer in men aged 60 or over, and should be investigated, according to new University of Exeter research.
Rajkot (Gujarat) [India], July 25 (ANI): Abdul Sattar Hamdani, a person accused of transporting RDX from Porbandar for the 1993 Mumbai serial blast case, tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday.