International

Extreme Weather Continues in Karachi A heatwave in Pakistan's Sindh province has left over 700 people dead. According to health officials, the majority of deaths have taken place in Karachi, the province's largest city, where temperatures have reached as high...

Pakistan Court Postpones for Fourth Time A Pakistani man who was due to be hanged on charges of manslaughter has had his execution postponed for a fourth time.   Shafqat Hussain, who had been found guilty of kidnapping and killing...

International Organisations Help in Earthquake-Hit Country Nine Sikh Ethos Charities from both the UK and USA have joined forces in their response to the devastating Earthquake in Nepal   For the first time, nine charities from both the UK and USA,...

Group Warn of More Attacks to Come Islamic State (IS) has said that it was responsible for the attack on a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in the US state of Texas.   During a broadcast on the IS's al-Bayan Radio news...

£5m Rescue and Relief Aid Boost   The UK’s rescue and relief efforts in Nepal will be boosted with trauma medics, heavy lifting equipment to move aid supplies at Kathmandu airport, and humanitarian experts to help coordinate the international response,...

Death toll nears 4,000 The 7.8-magnitude quake, the worst to strike the country in over 80 years, led to 6,500 people being injured as well as leading to the death of dozens of people in neighbouring China and India.   Nepal's...

Pakistani Teenager Gets Asteroid Named After Her US space agency, NASA, has named an asteroid after Pakistani teenager, Malala Yousafzai.   The Nobel Peace Prize winner, who was shot in the head by Taliban militant forces, has used her fame to campaign...

Admits to “Squatting” for Over a Year A woman has been discovered urinating in her in-laws' cuppa, something she has admitted she’s been committing every day for a year.   30-year-old Rekha Nagvanshi, was caught squatting over the teapot by her...

India ex-PM is Caught in Coal Corruption ScandalIndia's former prime minister Manmohan Singh has been summoned to court following his alleged involvement in a coal mining licenses scandal. Mr Singh is one of six men who face accusations of criminal...

The Controversial Rape Documentary Premieres in Star Studded Event A documentary that centred on the Delhi bus rape in 2012 aired in the USA in a premiere attended by actresses Meryl Streep and Freida Pinto. India’s Daughter screened at Baruch...