Pak's ex-caretaker PM Mir Hazar Khoso dies
Islamabad: Pakistan's former caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso passed away on Saturday due to a cardiac arrest, his family said. Khoso died in Quetta, capital of Balochistan. He was 95. His body will be buried in the Lehri area of the province. His son Amjad Hussain told the media that his father had been unwell for sometime and the cause of death was a cardiac arrest.
Lankan death row prisoners end strike
Colombo: Death row prisoners in Sri Lanka, who were on a hunger strike demanding commutation of their sentences, similar to the Presidential pardon extended to a ex-parliamentarian facing capital punishment earlier in the week, have ended their protest after official assurances of representation, authorities said on Saturday.
Building collapse in Egypt kills 5 women
Cairo: An apartment building collapsed in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, killing at least five women, Egyptian state-run media reported on Saturday. The report by the daily Al-Ahram said that along with the five deaths, a 70-year-old woman was injured when the five-story building in the city's Attarin neighbourhood collapsed on Friday.
Finland sees spike in coronavirus cases
Helsinki: Finnish health authorities have detected a spike in coronavirus cases that has been traced to soccer fans returning from neighbouring Russia following European Championship matches in St. Petersburg. The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare on Saturday urged “all passengers who have travelled from St. Petersburg to Finland by any bus company to apply for a coronavirus test.”