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At least three houses had fallen into a ravine and a recently paved road had also collapsed while chunks of concrete and metal roofing could be seen sticking out of the freshly turned orange earth.

Democratic candidates secured almost 90% of 452 district council seats in Sunday's poll, held during a rare weekend lull in clashes with police, despite a strongly resourced and mobilised pro-establishment opposition.

The 17-minute strike on two Aramco installations by 18 drones and three low-flying missiles revealed the vulnerability of the Saudi oil company, despite billions spent by the kingdom on security.

In a rout that stunned the semi-autonomous territory, candidates seeking to loosen control by China seized an overwhelming majority of the 452 seats in the city's 18 district councils, bodies that have historically been firmly in the grip of a Beijing-ali...

The Wildlife Department says the rhino, named Iman, died of natural causes Saturday due to shock in her system. She had uterine tumours since her capture in March 2014.

Many Hong Kong protesters have defied the ban, and during lunchtime rallies on Friday, some chanted “We have the right to wear masks.”

The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a planned network of roads, railways and energy projects linking China's resource-rich Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region with Pakistan's strategic Gwadar Port on the Arabian Sea.

The suit is one of many J&J has faced in the United States, Canada and Europe over the implants, used to treat urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, in which organs shift from normal positions.

The video showed a women mocking "Zamzam" water, which is considered holy because it is drawn from a well in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. A man, dressed as a pious Muslim, advises her to drink a cocktail.

Women in Iraq say they are facing a staggering increase in online 'sextortion' by both malicious hackers and former romantic partners to whom the women had knowingly sent photographs, a practice known as revenge porn.

The third day of impeachment hearings was the longest yet, bringing to the forefront four witnesses in two separate hearings. All were steeped in national security and foreign affairs.

Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated on October 31 into two union territories -- Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh -- in accordance with the Indian government's August 5 announcement revoking the state's special status under Article 370.

According to the eyewitnesses, residents of the area initiated a rescue operation immediately after the accident. Boat accidents due to overloading are common in Pakistan.

The previous government was heavily criticised over the failure of its intelligence agencies to act on information that attacks were being planned.

The vaccine will be used during a two-week immunisation campaign in southern Sindh province, where most of Pakistan's 10,000 cases of typhoid have been documented since 2017.

Across sectors, government debt saw the biggest rise in the first half of the year, increasing by 1.5 percentage points, followed by non-financial companies, with a 1 percentage point rise.