Rainfall causes extensive damage in Sindh
- 06-Sep-2024
KARACHI: A meeting led by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Sindh took place to address the widespread damage caused by the recent rains in the province, ARY News reported on Friday. The PDMA meeting was attended by the representatives from domestic and international organizations to discuss the damage done by the recent rainfall in […]
Study finds 44 genetic risk factors for major depression
- 27-Apr-2018
LONDON: International scientists have identified 44 genetic variants that can increase the risk of developing major depression and found that all humans carry at least some of them. The new findings could help explain why not everyone treated with antidepressants sees their condition improve, the scientists said, and could also point the way toward new […]
More than half of world’s deaths still have no recorded cause – WHO
- 18-May-2017
NEW YORK: More than half of all deaths have no recorded cause, making effective health monitoring and policymaking far more difficult, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. However, improved collection of statistics meant that 27 million of the world’s 56 million estimated deaths in 2015 were registered with a cause compared with only […]
Taliban's Mullah Omar died of natural causes in Afghanistan, says son
- 14-Sep-2015
PESHAWAR: Mullah Omar, founder of the Afghan Taliban, died of natural causes in Afghanistan, his son said in a statement calling for unity and quashing rumours about his father's mysterious death amid a leadership dispute.
Nigeria Boko Haram attack causes over 15,000 to flee
- 22-Jul-2014
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: More than 15,000 people have fled an area around the northeast Nigerian town of Damboa after a spate of lethal assaults by Islamist Boko Haram fighters during the weekend, the emergency services said on Monday.