Archive for: August, 2017

Residential building collapses in Mumbai trapping 40 people

Due to the climate change, heavy rains are lashing across the world in different countries and causing major havoc. Among other cities, Mumbai has also been receiving unprecedented rains in this time of the year resulting in many deaths. According to the latest reports, a residential building came crashing down in India’s capital of Mumbai […]

British K2 summiteer ‘loves Pakistan more than its peaks’

A 52-year-old mountaineer by the name of Vanessa O’Brien came to conquer the high peaks of Pakistan and fell in love with the country and its people. O’Brien in the first British woman to conquer K2 last month and a special ceremony was held in her honor at Pakistan High Commission in London on Tuesday. […]

Security amped up at Spain’s famous ‘Tomatina’ festival following attacks

Spain’s annual tomato throwing festival called ‘Tomatina’ has become a yearly attraction not only for the locals, but also for foreign tourists who flock to the eastern town of Bunol to celebrate it. This year, the festival took place on Wednesday and extra police were deployed at the festival in the wake of the deadly […]

Six family members die in van trapped in flood caused by Harvey

As the flood water caused by Hurricane Harvey is subsiding, tragic incidents of death and destruction have started surfacing. On Wednesday, police in Houston said that they have recovered the bodies of six family members whose van was swept away in flooding which was caused by Harvey over the weekend. The victims included Manuel and […]

Harvey estimated to be among costliest US storms

Hurricane Harvey has wreaked havoc in the state of Texas and the financial damages have just begun to emerge. According to a data modeling which forecasts the damage caused by natural disasters, damage from Hurricane Harvey could put it among the top five most costly US storms ever. The failing dams and levees are really […]

Dozens of police officers injured during Notting Hill Carnival

The Notting Hill Carnival in London attracted a huge crowd but it appears that this time around, a number of injuries have marked the famous music festival. According to sources, the number of police officers injuring during the famous music festival in London has jumped to 31, as confirmed by Metropolitan Police on Tuesday. The […]

Celebrities pledge huge sums for Houston storm victims

The US state of Texas was hit by one of the worst storms ever called Harvey, earlier this month. The entire state is almost under water and people have lost their homes and belongings and are now scrambling to survive in a disaster stricken area. Following the devastations caused by the storm, a number of […]

Driver runs over woman at Seaview

A mother of three was run over by an unidentified driver at Seaview, Karachi, and despite the passage of several days, he still remains at large. According to the details provided, the woman was later identified as Sana Khurram, 32, wife of Ali Khurram Pasha, who was a mother of three children. She was on […]

Akshay Kumar gets praise from Hollywood for latest film

Akshay Kumar is getting praise from the world over for his latest film called Toilet: Ek Prem Katha which released last week. The movie talks about the problem of open defecation-a practice which is prevalent in India, and results in many diseases and social evils. Praises have also been pouring in all the way from […]

Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan welcome second daughter

The co-founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscila Chan welcomed their second daughter earlier this month and shared the good news with the world on Monday. The couple announced the birth of their daughter through a Facebook post and a picture. The post also included a long letter written for their daughter, whom […]

Acid thrown on people at Notting Hill Carnival

Notting Hill Carnival is Europe’s biggest street festival and every year, thousands of people gather in the streets of London to celebrate it. This year though, people got scared as an acid attack took place at the carnival as a mild acid was thrown on the revelers at the carnival. The Metropolitan Police said a […]

Three Saudi nationals drown in Karachi at Hawkesbay

Three Saudi nationals, including a son of Saudi Arabia’s diplomat in Karachi, drowned off Hawkesbay beach on Saturday night. The two other victims were employees of the Saudi consulate. A total of five people had arrived at the Hawkesbay for a picnic on Saturday and they had rented a hut near Neelum point, which belonged […]

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