Gunmen kill 16 worshippers in Nigeria mosque attack on October 26, 2021 NIGERIA: Gunmen have killed 16 worshippers at a mosque in central Nigeria, a government official said Tuesday, in the latest violence in the restive region. Scores of gunmen on motorcycles stormed Maza-Kuka village in Mashegu district of Niger state on Monday and opened fire during morning prayers, said Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, the secretary to […]
Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia targets zero carbon emissions by 2060 on October 23, 2021Top crude exporter Saudi Arabia will aim to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2060, its de facto ruler said on Saturday, days before the COP26 global climate summit. The kingdom, one of the world’s biggest polluters, said it would also join a global effort to cut methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030. The UN […]
Fire kills 16 at Russian explosives factory on October 22, 2021Sixteen people were killed and one person was missing after a deadly fire broke out at a Russian explosives factory southeast of Moscow on Friday, local authorities said. The blaze took place in the village of Lesnoy, 300 kilometers (185 miles) from the capital in the region of Ryazan. Authorities originally said 15 people had […]
US Iran envoy to hold nuclear talks with Europe powers on October 22, 2021US envoy for Iran Robert Malley will on Friday meet diplomats from three European powers over the Iranian nuclear crisis as Vienna-based talks to salvage a 2015 deal remain suspended. The agreement between Iran and world powers to find a long-term solution to the now two-decade-old crisis over its controversial nuclear program has been moribund […]
Global oil prices won’t decline until 2023: World Bank on October 21, 2021The stunning recent runup in global oil prices could threaten economic growth and is unlikely to retreat until 2023, the World Bank said Thursday. Average crude prices are expected to end the year at $70 a barrel, 70 percent higher than in 2020, according to the latest Commodity Markets Outlook. That in turn is pushing […]
Security under spotlight after British MP stabbed to death on October 16, 2021The fatal stabbing of British lawmaker David Amess was a terrorist incident, police said on Saturday. MPs pressed for tougher security in the wake of the second killing of a UK politician while meeting constituents in just over five years. Veteran Conservative MP David Amess, 69, was talking with voters at a church in the […]
Bali earthquake kills three, injures seven on October 16, 2021Three people were killed Saturday when an earthquake struck the Indonesian tourist island Bali, the disaster agency said. The 4.8 magnitude quake struck at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres (six miles) northeast of the town of Banjar Wanasari. Shallow quakes tend to do more damage than deep tremors. Two people died when the […]
Russia starts census amid pandemic, demographic crisis on October 15, 2021Russia on Friday launched a population census delayed several times by the coronavirus pandemic that has exacerbated the country’s worsening demographic crisis. The census started as Russia set pandemic highs for both new coronavirus infections and deaths over 24 hours for the second day running, as its jab drive stalls and a lack of strict […]
Explosion at mosque in Afghanistan kills seven on October 15, 2021At least seven people were killed and 15 wounded when an explosion hit a mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar on Friday, a doctor told. “So far seven dead and 13 wounded have been brought to our hospital,” the medic in the southern city’s central hospital said. The bomb blast occurred during Friday prayers.
Pakistan’s PIA suspends Kabul flights over ‘unprofessional’ Taliban on October 14, 2021Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) said on Thursday it had suspended flights to Kabul over the “unprofessional attitude” of Taliban authorities. PIA resumed special flights to the country after the Taliban seized power in mid-August, and was a lifeline for many Afghans trying to flee the new regime and economic crisis. “Our flights frequently faced undue […]