Russia’s leaders declared a state of emergency on Monday in seven provinces and ordered authorities to guard weapons storage facilities from wildfires that have killed at least 40 people. Thousands more have lost their homes to blazes stoked by Russia’s worst heatwave since the tsarist era. The heat has parched crops in one of the world’s largest grain exporting nations, helping drive global grain prices to 22-month highs
KABUL: Afghanistan’s president appealed to Taliban fighters Sunday to put down their weapons and accept Afghan laws as the government and its international allies push a program to entice militants away from the insurgency. President Hamid Karzai spoke three days after he and Western backers agreed at a conference in London to create a more comprehensive program to bring Taliban insurgents over to the government’s side in order to reduce violence that has raged in recent years.
PANAMA CITY: Between 40,000 and 50,000 people were killed in the Haiti quake.
Full Story And Original Content.Thnewspk.comISLAMABAD: People in most of the areas of country are still facing sugar shortage. Even after the announcement made by the government the sugarcane crushing has yet not been started. The commodity is not available even at the utility stores and sale points