PARIS, (DNA) – France ‘s army says a French military helicopter has crashed in Ivory Coast during a training mission, killing the pilot and injuring another crew member.The army says the 25-year-old officer died yesterday night of injuries sustained when his Gazelle helicopter crashed about 20 kilometers (12 miles) east of Abidjan earlier in the day.
Muslim scholars plead for peace in Afghanistan
JEDDAH, (DNA) – : More than 100 Muslim scholars from around the world meeting Wednesday in the Saudi holy city of Mecca issued an urgent appeal for peace in Afghanistan as they ended a two-day conference.”The solution to the cause of the Muslim Afghani must particularly go through mutual understanding and direct peaceful negotiations,” read the closing declaration.
Turkey strongly reacts over Peshawar blast
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – The government of Turkey has condemned a suicide bomb attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa capital at a political rally late Tuesday which killed at least 21 people.“We learned with sorrow that a terrorist attack perpetrated at an election rally in Peshawar resulted in the loss of lives of many and left many others wounded,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday morning.
Drinking eight cups of coffee a day could help you live longer: Study
Drinking coffee could boost your chances of a longer life, research shows, even for those who consume as many as eight cups a day.In a study of around half-a-million British adults, coffee drinkers were found to have a slightly lower risk of death over a 10-year follow-up period than non-coffee drinkers.The apparent longevity boost comes as yet another piece of good news for coffee lovers, with health benefits recorded in drinkers of instant, ground and decaffeinated coffee.
England great Boycott recovering from heart bypass surgery
LONDON (DNA) – Former England batsman and popular broadcaster Geoffrey Boycott is recovering after a quadruple heart bypass surgery, his family announced on Tuesday.The 77-year-old had the procedure in Leeds on June 27 and spent 10 days in critical care, Emma Boycott said in a statement on her father s Twitter account.
China supports Palestinian people: President Xi JinPing
BEIJING – (DNA) – China will provide one hundred million US dollars to Jordan, Syria, Yemen and Palestine as humanitarian assistance.The announcement was made by Chinese President, Xi Jinping during a meeting of China-Arab States Cooperation Forum in Beijing.Xi said that China would also help the Palestinian people to strengthen their diplomatic interests in the international arena.
SBP directs banks to collect funds for dams’ construction
KARACHI, (DNA) – Following the instructions of the Supreme Court, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday ordered all the commercial banks and microfinance banks operating in the country to open ‘Diamer Basha and Mohmand Dam Fund Account-2018’ to collect funds for construction of the dams.The consumers can make donations and contributions to the funds in the form of cash, cheque, prize bonds and other cash equivalents hereto, against which the bank shall issue a proper receipt.
May clings to power amid Brexit resignation turmoil
LONDON: (DNA) – British Prime Minister Theresa May chaired a meeting of her new-look cabinet on Tuesday as she clings to power following the resignation of her foreign and Brexit ministers in protest at her strategy for leaving the European Union.May has faced a backlash over the plan from Brexit hardliners in her Conservative Party who say it gives too many concessions to the EU, but she has support from moderates and there has been no challenge to her leadership.
Qatar Airways plans 250 destinations by 2022
DOHA: (DNA) – Qatar Airways will continue its expansion plans by adding new destinations and purchasing new aircraft.Akbar Al Baker, Group Chief Executive, Qatar Airways, said yesterday that the award-winning airline will increase its reach to around 220 destinations by 2022 from the current count of over 164 destinations. Adding the expansion for its new destinations for its air cargo, the total number of destinations will reach around 250 destinations.
Turkey train disaster leaves 24 dead, hundreds hurt
ISTANBUL, (DNA) – Twenty-four people were killed and hundreds injured when a train packed with weekend passengers derailed in northwest Turkey due to ground erosion after heavy rains, officials said Monday.The train, which was carrying 362 passengers, was travelling from the Edirne region on the Greek and Bulgarian borders to Istanbul´s Halkali station on Sunday when six carriages derailed in the Tekirdag region.
