Category: Foreign

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14 people die in road accident

Not fewer than 14 people, among them five children, were killed on Monday when a van rammed into a lorry in south-western Pakistan, an official said. The accident, in...

China visa

China to issue new versions of visas from June 1

The exit-entry departments of China’s public security authorities will start issuing new versions of visas and residence permits for foreigners from Saturday, the...

Boat

Three drown, four-year-old missing in boat accident

Rescuers were searching Friday for a four-year-old girl missing after a boating accident in eastern France that killed three people, local officials said. The inflatable...

Man dies after setting himself on fire near White House

The man who set himself on fire on a lawn near the White House on Wednesday has died in the hospital after suffering burns to 85 percent of his body. Arnav Gupta, 33,...

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Five pupils drown in water reservoir trying to rescue classmate

Five pupils drowned on Thursday in Central Vietnam after a group of children attempted to rescue a friend who fell into a reservoir, a local official said. The accident...

Theresa May to resign as UK Prime Minister

Prime Minister Theresa May says she will step down as leader of her Conservative Party on June 7, accepting that she failed to broker a deal for Britain to leave the...

Brexit talks collapse as May’s premiership crumbles

Britain’s tumultuous divorce from the EU was again in disarray on Friday after the opposition Labour Party declared last-ditch talks dead due to Prime Minister Theresa...

Two Nigerians arrested in India for allegedly robbing ATMs

Two Nigerians, Isaiah Ogunleye, 34, and Colin Mawagi, 37, have been arrested by the Samata Nagar police in India for allegedly stealing money from Automated Teller...

US govt put ends to visa interview waivers in Nigeria

United States embassy in Nigeria has suspended drop box service or interview waiver for those renewing visas in the country. This means that those attempting to renew...

Four dead, 29 injured in factory explosion

Four people died and 29 were injured, including 17 children, following an explosion at a factory where gunpowder is handled in Colombia’s capital Bogota on Friday,...