Bangladesh imposes curfew, calls in military after deadly unrest
BY AFP Bangladesh on Friday announced the imposition of a curfew and the deployment of military forces after police failed…
Category: Asia
One dead after S. Korea army training grenade explosion
The explosion, which took place at around 9:50 am (1250 GMT) occurred “during a grenade throwing training” at a military unit in South Chungcheong Province, around 100 kilometers south of the capital Seoul, the ministry said in a statement.
India releases first video of lunar rover Pragyaan’s moonwalk
The rover is carrying two scientific instruments which will try to find out what minerals are present on the lunar surface and study the chemical composition of the soil.
BRICS announces ‘historic’ admission of six new members
The BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — agreed at their annual summit to make Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates full members from January 1.
Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra Returns To A Politically Divided Thailand After 15 Years Of Self-Exile
Thaksin, the head of a famed political dynasty and a former owner of Manchester City Football Club, was prime minister from 2001 until he was ousted in a military coup in 2006 while in New York attending a UN meeting.
China leader makes first visit to Africa in five years
Mr Xi, who is also paying a state visit, arrived in Johannesburg on Monday night and was welcomed by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The deadliest wildfires
The US wildfire in which almost 100 have died in Hawaii is among the most deadly of the 21st century
Ripoti: Watu bilioni 1.1 kati ya bilioni 6.1 wanaishi katika umasikini mkubwa
Kulingana na toleo hili la mwaka 2023, watu bilioni 1.1 kati ya bilioni 6.1 (zaidi ya 18%) wanaishi katika umaskini mkubwa wa pande nyingi katika nchi 110.
Nyumba ya muhindi yabomolewa baada ya kumkojolea mwanakabila
Polisi wa eneo hilo walisema Shukla alikamatwa na kufunguliwa mashtaka kuhusiana na shambulio hilo, ambalo linaweza kumfanya atozwe faini na kufungwa jela mwaka mmoja.
Tanzania, Kenya na Uganda kuwa wenyeji michuano ya AFCON
Rais wa Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan kwa kushirikiana na Kenya na Uganda kupitia Pamoja Bid wamedhamiria kuwa mwenyeji wa michuano ya Fainali za Kombe la Mataifa ya Afrika (African Cup of Nations) 2027.
