BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Afghan Taliban has announced its former Deputy Head, Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada as its new Leader. The announcement followed the killing last weekend, of its immediate past Leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansour who was killed in a US drone strike. Mansour was killed in a strike on his car in Pakistan’s […]
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 82 people were killed in a new three car bomb attacks in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital. Police and Medics officials who confirmed the attacks indicated that the deadliest of the attacks, struck a market in the Shia dominated district of Sadr City during the morning rush hour. […]
More than 30 people were injured when an Etihad Airways flight hit “severe and unexpected turbulence” flying into Indonesia, the airline said. The flight from Abu Dhabi was about 45 minutes away from Jakarta on Wednesday when the turbulence hit. The plane, an Airbus A330-200, landed safely after the incident, but nine people were taken […]
Ten persons have been killed, while several others injured, as a flyover under construction, in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata (Calcutta) collapsed. Images of the sad incident which occurred Thursday show residents using their bare hands to help those still held under the damaged flyover, which fell on a busy road. The accident took […]
Iraqi military commanders say they have gained control of the main government compound in the contested city of Ramadi, and that engineers were still clearing the site of explosive devices left behind by fleeing Islamic State fighters. By late Sunday, Iraqi forces were still hours or more away from declaring total victory, with the head […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The death toll of last Thursday stampede near Mecca, during the year’s annual Hajj pilgrimage has been put at over 1000 by the officials from different countries. Nigerian, Indian, Pakistani and Indonesian officials have confirmed that over 1000 bodies have been deposited to the morgues. A Nigerian Hajj official from […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 717 people taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage have been killed in a stampede near the Islamic holy city of Mecca, officials in Saudi Arabia say. Another 863 people were injured in the incident at Mina, which occurred as two million pilgrims were taking part in the Hajj’s […]
Thailand’s defence minister has said those who planted a bomb at a Bangkok shrine deliberately targeted foreigners to harm tourism and the economy. Prawit Wongsuwan vowed to hunt down the perpetrators of the attack in the capital, which killed at least 21 people and injured more than 120. The Erawan Shrine is a major tourist […]
Iran and six major world powers reached a nuclear deal on Tuesday, capping more than a decade of on-off negotiations with an agreement that could potentially transform the Middle East. Under the deal, sanctions imposed by the United States, European Union and United Nations would be lifted in return for Iran agreeing long-term curbs on […]
The health of indisposed King of Saudi Arabia Kingdom, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz who has been on supportive breathing process, due to pneumonia is gradually getting stable. In a statement by the Royal court Saturday, King Abdulaziz arrived and was admitted at the King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh two days ago, for a medical test […]
June 12, 2014 A court in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi on today ordered government to lift a travel ban on the country’s former Military ruler, Pervez Musharraf in 15 days’ time. AFP indicated quoted the former ruler Counsel a Farogh Naseem.as saying “The court has allowed our appeal and ordered to strike down Musharraf’s […]
A Jordanian television discussion on the crisis on Syria has descended into chaos, with the participants destroying part of the set. Journalists Shaker al-Johari and Mohammad al-Jayousi were debating the conflict on Jordan’s Seven Stars programme on Thursday. Al-Jayousi accused al-Johari of supporting the revolution in Syria, and was in turn accused of backing President […]
