At least 8 people, mostly policemen, were wounded after a massive explosion occurred near a checkpoint in Quetta, Balochistan Province, Pakistan. Both first aid and police teams were dispatched to the scene. Police reported that security guards were the intended target of the blast, and the injured were taken to Quetta Civil Hospital.
A fire broke out around 8:00 p.m. local time at the Bright Moon Buddhist temple in Springvale, Melbourne, Australia. It quickly grew and engulfed the main 2-story building. 150 firefighters battled the blaze, which was extinguished at 10:35 p.m. While the temple was severely damaged in the blaze, no deaths or injuries have been reported […]
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 occurred at 04:17 at a depth of 7 kilometers in the Pazarcık district of Türkiye’s Kahramanmaraş province. Turkish Disaster and Management Authority (AFAD) announced that the earthquake, followed by 66 aftershocks, 3 of which were 6 magnitude, were felt in 10 provinces, including large cities such as Adana […]
Mudurnu, the historical district located in Bolu, Türkiye, turned white after about 5 days of snowfall. As one of Bolu’s important tourism destinations with the title of “Cittaslow”, Mudurnu is enchanting its visitors with the winter scenery formed by the white roofs of historical wooden houses and trees. Snow depth reached up to 15 centimeters […]
The annual Lantern Festival of Taiwanese, one of the most colorful festivals in the Far East, is being held in the capital, Taipei, for the first time in 23 years. On the first day of the festival, hundreds of handmade lanterns in various designs and colors welcomed the visitors who came regardless of the rainy […]
Pakistan is holding celebrations for the annual Kashmir Solidarity Day, which is celebrated on every February 5th to draw the world’s attention to the unsolved Kashmir problem between Pakistan and India that derives from India’s illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir. In the protest held in Karachi, Indians from all walks of life, including politicians, […]
The number of people who lost in the wildfires broke out in the central and southern parts of Chile due to the heat wave has reached 22. The fires which continue in various parts of the country, especially in the Nuble and Biobio regions, have caused 554 to be injured and at least 10 to […]
A driver who fell into the river in Nantong city in eastern China’s Jiangsu province got rescued by two men around the river. Approaching the nearly submerged vehicle with a boat after long efforts, the two broke the vehicles window and removed the driver to the boat.
The re-expropriation of public houses sold to private companies years ago was demanded in a protest organized under the name “Carnival of Expropriation” in Berlin, the capital of Germany. Being dressed as politicians and real estate company representatives, demonstrators danced together to represent the cooperation of the both sides. Then, members of Deutsche Wohnen & […]
Protests against the attempts of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to “weaken the judiciary” and his far-right policies continue across the country, including in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, and Be’er Sheva. In the demonstrations staged in Kaplan Street and Habima Square in Tel Aviv, the demonstrators chanted slogans with banners reading “We choose death over […]