Rider is 20th to die at the event, but first since 2016, at North West 200 that will celebrate it’s 100th year in 2029. Published On 7 May 20267 May 2026 A motorbike rider has been killed during qualifying for the prestigious North West 200 (NW200) Superbike annual race in Northern Ireland. A competitor “has … Read more
The nationalist group has been escalating threats, nearly 30 years after a peace deal largely ended sectarian violence in the region. Published On 28 Apr 202628 Apr 2026 Northern Irish police have made an arrest after the nationalist group New IRA claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack on a Belfast police station. The Police … Read more
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says the government has set up a crisis management team following the strong earthquake. Published On 20 Apr 202620 Apr 2026 A strong magnitude 7.5 earthquake has struck off northern Japan, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning for waves of up to 3 metres (10 feet). The quake hit on … Read more
At least six people have been rescued, while efforts are ongoing to locate about a dozen people still missing, officials say. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 12 Feb 202612 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share At least 21 people have drowned, while others remain missing, after a … Read more
MINNA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 30 villagers have been killed while several others were abducted by gunmen who raided a village in northern Nigeria’s Niger state, police said Sunday, the latest in a cycle of deadly violence in the conflict-hit region. The gunmen stormed the Kasuwan-Daji village in Niger state’s Borgu local government area … Read more
Facebook Tweet Email Link Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters — The Taliban administration on Wednesday announced an internet ban across a swathe of northern Afghanistan, “to prevent immoral activities,” provincial government statements said. The hardline Islamist movement has previously voiced concern over pornography and flirtation between men and women online. It is the first such internet ban … Read more
Such attacks have become common in Nigeria’s northwestern and north-central regions, where local herders and farmers clash. At least 27 worshippers have been killed and several wounded when armed bandits stormed a mosque in northern Nigeria’s Katsina state during morning prayers, a village head and a hospital official said. The gunmen opened fire inside a … Read more
Rescuers in northern Pakistan have pulled dozens of bodies overnight from homes ravaged by landslides and flash floods, taking the death toll to at least 321 in the past two days, according to disaster agencies. Hundreds of rescue workers continue to search for survivors in the Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan … Read more
Defence Ministry accuses Kurdish-led SDF of injuring four army personnel and three civilians in rocket attack near Manbij. Syria’s Ministry of Defence has accused the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of carrying out a rocket attack on a military position in northern Syria, injuring four army personnel and three civilians. In a statement carried by … Read more
Soldiers died from gas exposure during a mission to recover a Turkish soldier missing in the cave since 2022. Twelve Turkish soldiers have died after inhaling methane gas during a mission in northern Iraq, the Turkish Ministry of National Defence says. “Four other of our heroic comrades in arms, affected by methane gas, have died … Read more