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Many missing as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia

Shawdesh desk: At least 80 migrants are feared dead after a boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia, reports BBC. Four people were rescued from the inflatable vessel – which

India facing worst water shortage

Shawdesh Desk: Chennai is often called the “Detroit of India” as it is home to some of the world’s top automobile brands. It is also famous for topnotch schools and

Strongest Earthquake in Southern California

Shawdesh Desk: The strongest earthquake in Southern California and parts of Nevada on Thursday, rattling nerves on the July 4th holiday and causing injuries and damage in a town near

N Korea slams US’s sanctions on their workers

Shawdesh Desk: North Korea complained on Wednesday after the United States sent a letter urging countries to send back North Korean workers as president Donald Trump was inviting Kim Jong

6 dead, 200 hurt in tornado in China

Shawdesh Desk: A tornado has left six people dead and nearly 200 injured after ripping through a northeastern Chinese city, local authorities said on Thursday. The tornado hit Kaiyuan in

Mexico deploys force at Guatemala border permanently

Sawdesh Desk: The Mexican government on Wednesday began a ‘permanent deployment’ of federal forces along the River Suchiate on the border with Guatemala to prevent the entry of migrants, a

Nearly 40 killed in air strike on Libya migrant centre

Shawdesh Desk: Nearly 40 migrants were killed in an air strike Tuesday night on their detention centre in a Tripoli suburb blamed on Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, who has been

Mumbai paralaysed after incessant rain

Shawdesh Desk: Mumbai was Tuesday paralaysed by incessant rain, which left many parts of the financial capital waterlogged and 21 dead in a wall collapse in the city. Fourteen persons