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<p>ISLAMABAD: The government is considering establishing up to two regulatory authorities for the construction industry and a three-year defect liability period for major construction projects in the country.</p> <p>Private sector figures in construction and the government, however, differ over the financial size for the application of a defect liability per

A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 30 people on Wednesday in central Spain, authorities said.

Two days of rain at the start of the week have eased the haze and improved visibility in parts of Indonesia after months of forest and land fires.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 28 &mdash; A total of 88 local authorities (PBTs) nationwide have received recognition under the Malaysia...

DNA connections between Melissa Ann Smith and another Bundy victim helped close the case.

Cannes Palme d’Or winner and Oscar nominee Jafar Panahi appears to be caught once again in the crosshairs of the Iranian authorities. Local media have reported that the director, who spent much of 2025 and early 2026 outside of Iran on the awards trail with It Was Just Sent An Accident, had been given a […]

Jacob Allen Morley, 28, is alleged to have stolen a Ford F-350 flatbed truck after breaking out, state prison authorities said.

The IRGC says it wants to use main squares in every capital of Iran’s 31 provinces for the Janfada campaign.

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Thousands of protesters are on the streets of Paris for a second weekend.

Authorities in south-east Queensland have saved a man in a daring rescue, pulling him from floodwaters on the Sunshine Coast.

Jordan's King Abdullah II vowed the "harshest retaliation" after gunmen carried out a deadly attack on a church.

Nigeria this week recorded its first case of Ebola in the current outbreak, which has spread from the epicenter in Congo to several other African countries.

PARIS (AP) — Some 70,000 law enforcement officers will be deployed across France on Saturday while the Louvre and several other major Paris museums will be closed as authorities seek to prevent renewed violence during planned protests.

Officials in France are still reeling from the clashes, widespread looting and vandalism of public buildings that broke out on Oct. 17.

Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, a high-ranking Democrat in the state, has been charged with racketeering and a money laundering conspiracy as part of an alleged public corruption case involving a cannabis business she co-owns. NBC News' Gary Grumbach reports on the charges after the lawmaker has surrendered to authorities.

President Emmanuel Macron said the move was necessary “so that calm prevails.”

Demonstrations have been banned outright in Lyon ahead of a planned day of protests at the weekend.

It is the latest in a series of attacks by the Houthi movement which have targeted airports and other sites in the kingdom.

US authorities have charged six people in Massachusetts over an alleged illegal immigration marriage scheme that cost undocumented immigrants up to $40,000 Read More: https://punchng.com/us-authorities-charge-six-over-illegal-immigration-marriage-scheme/

Faheem Akram has been charged with several offences including conspiracy to defraud the United States.

BUSAN, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- Authorities in the southeastern port city of Busan su...

Police say the man was fishing along the shoreline at a park when he was attacked and killed by an alligator.