KABUL — The extremist militant group Islamic State (IS) has claimed accountability for a suicide bombing that killed Afghanistan’s appearing minister for refugees and repatriation on Wednesday.
IS militant detonated his explosive vest, ensuing within the deaths of Khalil Rahman Haqqani and several other of his colleagues and bodyguards, a report issued by IS-affiliated news company “Amaq” said. (Afghanistan-Bombing-IS)
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SEOUL — South Korea’s National Assembly permitted impeachment motions in opposition to Justice Minister Park Sung-jae and National Police Agency Chief Cho Ji-ho over their enforcement of martial regulation final week.
This is the primary time within the nation’s constitutional historical past that an impeachment movement in opposition to a justice minister has been handed, in addition to the primary case of an impeachment movement being filed and permitted in opposition to a police chief. (South Korea-Parliament-Impeachment)
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DHAKA — As temperatures have plummeted in current weeks in Bangladesh, the capital Dhaka’s air high quality has worsened to a big extent, creating untold struggling for thousands and thousands of individuals within the megacity.
Dhaka, which has lengthy been grappling with air air pollution points, ranked third on the checklist of cities worldwide with the worst air high quality with an air high quality index (AQI) rating of 206 at 9 a.m. native time on Thursday. With an AQI rating of 241 at 9:00 a.m. native time Tuesday, Dhaka ranked first within the cities with essentially the most polluted air. (Bangladesh-Air-Pollution)
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TOKYO — A freight prepare derailed on the JR Kagoshima predominant line in Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima prefecture on Thursday, inflicting no accidents and disrupting prepare operations within the space.
The derailment occurred at round 3 a.m. native time because the 12-car prepare, together with one locomotive and 11 freight automobiles, was touring from Kumamoto Marshalling Yard to Kagoshima Station, the nationwide broadcaster NHK reported. (Japan-Train-Derailment)