Istanbul: A researcher at northwestern Sakarya University found about 13,000 microplastic particles from a single teabag passing into the water. In her research, Meral Yurtsever said microplastics were found in four of 11 cup bags and in all 11 teapot bags of different brands. Plastics, which can
Mogadishu, Somalia: No mother should have to lose her child. Owliyo Hassan Salaad has watched four die this year. A drought in the Horn of Africa has taken them, one by one. Now she cradles her frail and squalling 3-year-old, Ali Osman, whom she carried on
Los Angeles: A US military aircraft with five Marines on board crashed in southern California, a spokesman said. There was no immediate word on casualties, but the military denied reports the aircraft had been carrying radioactive material when it came down near Glamis, just 20 miles
New York: A barrage of global crises must not deflect attention from urgent climate action, the UN's climate chief warned, as negotiators from nearly 200 nations began talks in Germany against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The conference will set the stage for a
New York: US biotech company Moderna announced positive results for a new vaccine that targets both the original Covid strain and Omicron, and sees the shot as its "lead candidate" for a booster this fall. The so-called "bivalent" vaccine was tested in a trial of 814
By Muhammad Khalique LIPR Ambassador of Peace Afghanistan which was described as the ‘Heart of Asia’ by the renowned Pakistani poet Muhammad Iqbal, has been left devasted by the invasion of the US and its allies and their irresponsible withdrawal after twenty years of war without
Goa: A British woman was allegedly raped near the Arambol beach in Goa in front of her male partner by a local man under the pretext of giving her a massage. The accused, local resident Vincent D'Souza (32) was part of a group that illegally
Dubai: India is facing major diplomatic outrage from Muslim-majority countries after top officials in the governing Hindu nationalist party made derogatory references to Islam and the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), drawing accusations of blasphemy across some Arab nations that have left New Delhi
New Delhi: India tightened public security after the circulation of a letter warning of militant attacks to avenge derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) by an official of the ruling Hindu nationalist party. Several Indian media groups shared the June 6 letter attributed to al
Uttar Pradesh: A teenager from Uttar Pradesh, India, shot his mother dead after she prohibited him from playing mobile phone games and then hid her body for two days, reported NDTV. The police reported that the 16-year-old boy murdered his mother using his father's licensed gun