Hong Kong elections: Pro-democracy groups makes big gains
Shawdesh Desk: Hong Kong’s opposition pro-democracy movement has made unprecedented gains in the Chinese territory’s district council elections, early results show. According to the figures, pro-democracy candidates have won 278 ReadMore
DR Congo plane carrying 18 people crashes into town
Shawdesh Desk: A plane with at least 16 passengers and two crew has crashed into homes in Goma city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,reports BBC. North Kivu regional governor ReadMore
Kenyan landslide: Death toll climbs to 37
Shawdesh Desk: Kenyan officials on Saturday confirmed that 37 people had died as a result of landslides that hit northwestern county of West Pokot following heavy downpour on Friday night, ReadMore
Indian SC hearing on Maharashtra govt formation riles Mehbooba Mufti
Shawdesh Desk: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and president of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti, who has been under detention since August 5, has criticised the Supreme ReadMore
ICC prosecutor pledges to uncover truth of Rohingya persecution
Shawdesh Desk: International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Friday said her investigation will seek to “uncover the truth” and will now focus its efforts on ensuring the pursuit ReadMore
Ex-UN chief Ban Ki-moon in city
Shawdesh Desk: Former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon arrived in Dhaka on Friday night on a brief visit, the second tour of Bangladesh this year, after leaving the United Nations, ReadMore
French jihadist gets 28 years for prison attack
Shawdesh Desk: A Paris court on Friday sentenced a jailed Islamist radical to 28 years imprisonment for the attempted murder of two prison wardens in September 2016, the first jihadist ReadMore
Bride mocks Pakistan’s inflation, wears tomato jewelry
Shawdesh Desk: Brides usually wear jewelry made up of gold but at a wedding in Pakistan, a bride was seen wearing tomato jewelry. In the video which went viral on ReadMore
