New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Kargil war hero Lieutenant General YK Joshi on Thursday was appointed as the Northern Army Commander, where he would be looking after borders with China and Pakistan and would be in charge of the counter-terrorism operations in the Kashmir valley.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 19 (ANI): On the occasion of Pulse Polio Day, Southern Railways has set up counters across the state to administer polio drops to children below the age of five.
Mexico City [Mexico], Jan 17 (Sputnik/ANI): A 5.3 magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico on Thursday night, the national seismological survey said.
Baghdad [Iraq], Jan 13 (ANI): An Iraqi journalist and his cameraman were shot dead by unknown gunmen last week while covering anti-government demonstrations in Iraq's southern city of Basra, officials said.
Herat [Afghanistan], Jan 12 (ANI): At least 16 people have been killed due to heavy snowfall and rains in Afghanistan's western province of Herat and southern province of Kandahar, Sputnik reported citing Afghan media.
Texas [US], Jan 12 (ANI): At least three people lost their lives as a severe storm swept across parts of the US Gulf Coast and Southeast in the weekend, authorities said on Saturday.
Mexico City [Mexico], Jan 5 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck southern Mexico on Saturday night (local time), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 2 (ANI): One of the greatest spectacles of modern art is still thriving in the Australian outback as confirmed by satellite imagery of NASA. The Marree Man is a massive geoglyph depicting an aboriginal hunter, that spans over 2.6 miles in the Southern Australian re
Mexico City [Mexico], Dec 30 (Sputnik/ANI): A van crashed into a sedan in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, leaving 11 people killed and seven others injured, including children, the local Prosecutor's Office said on Monday.
Sana'a [Yemen], Dec 29 (NAI): At least nine people were killed and 30 others sustained injuries after a missile struck a military parade in Yemen's southern province of Dhale on Sunday.