Road accidents kill 15 in Pakistan
Multan: Pakistani officials say at least 15 people, mostly women and schoolgirls, were killed in two separate road accidents.
Police officer Mohammad Tahir said a speeding bus rammed into a van carrying schoolgirls near the city of Sargodha on Tuesday, killing six girls and the van driver, and seriously wounding three other girls.
Ex- Pak finance min’s property attached
Islamabad: Former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s property in Pakistan has been confiscated and efforts to extradite him are underway, the Supreme Court was informed on Tuesday.
Chinese bishops invite Pope Francis
Vatican City: Two Chinese Catholic bishops attending a Vatican meeting for the first time following a landmark deal between Beijing and the Holy See said Tuesday they have invited Pope Francis to visit.
half women in ethiopia cabinet
Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday unveiled a downsized Cabinet where, in a first, half the members are women, a top official said.
Mongolia invites Kim jong un to visit
Ulaanbaatar: Mongolia has invited Kim Jong Un to visit the nation’s capital, which once hoped to host the historic summit between the North Korean leader and US President Donald Trump, an official said Tuesday.
Egyptians farmed fish 3.5K yrs ago: study
Jerusalem: Egyptians practised fish farming more than 3,500 years ago, the earliest evidence of such activity worldwide according to a joint German-Israeli study released on Tuesday. Scientists studied 100 fish teeth found at archaeological sites across modern-day Israel to conclude they had been plucked from a lagoon in Egypt's Sinai thousands of years ago.