Published by Al-Araby Fancy Jan was in the ophthalmology section in northern Kashmir’s Bandipora district hospital when somebody informed her that tensions were simmering in the Indian city of Agra on 25 October. Knowing that her brother Showkat Ahmad Ganie, who studies in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, might be privy to what […]
Taliban size up the threat from IS-K
Published by Al-Araby As the Taliban shift their focus from insurgency to government, their most formidable rival is the Islamic State’s regional chapter, which has staged a string of bloody attacks in recent weeks. The latest atrocity claimed by Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) killed at least 19 people Tuesday, including a senior Taliban commander at a […]
EDITORIAL – Seventh in impunity
Published by Philippine Star The Philippine Star November 3, 2021 | 12:00am Just days before the world marked International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, another media worker was shot dead right inside his home in Bansalan, Davao del Sur. Online reporter and radio broadcaster Orlando “Dondon” Dinoy was preparing a meal in […]
Dozens killed and wounded as blasts and gunfire hit Kabul hospital
Published by Reuters By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam KABUL (Reuters) -At least 25 people were killed and more than 50 wounded when gunmen attacked Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital after two heavy explosions at the site in central Kabul, officials said. The explosions hit the entrance of the 400-bed Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan hospital and were followed […]
More than 100 countries join pact to slash planet-warming methane emissions
Published by Reuters By Kate Abnett, Valerie Volcovici, Ilze Filks and Jeff Mason GLASGOW (Reuters) – More than 100 countries have joined an effort led by the United States and European Union to slash emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane 30% by 2030 from 2020 levels, an initiative aimed at tackling one of the […]