LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An enraged mob stoned to death a middle-aged man for allegedly desecrating the Quran in a remote village in eastern Pakistan, police said Sunday. The custodian of a local mosque said he saw the man burning the Muslim holy book inside the mosque Saturday evening and told others before informing police, according…
LAGOS DECEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A video shared online shows four women being stripped, beaten, and paraded as punishment for allegedly stealing from a local shop in Pakistan. The women were accused of shoplifting in Faisalabad, Punjab, and were said to have been accosted by locals. In the video, the women enter the shop where a man is working…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More than 6,500 migrant workers have died in Qatar amid the nation’s preparation to host the 2022 World Cup, The Guardian reports. The report cites government data from the home nations of migrant workers, including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The data have been compiled since Qatar was awarded the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 27 people have been struck dead by lighning, injuring over two dozens of others in separate incidents in different areas of Pakistan’s Southern Sindh province in the last 24 hours, officials tell local media reporters on Friday morning. The provincial government spokesman, Saeed Ghani, said that local authorities declared an…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 65 people were killed and dozens injured after cooking gas cylinders exploded on a train packed with pilgrims in Pakistan on Thursday, some dying after leaping from carriages to escape the inferno, authorities said. Television footage showed flames pouring out of three carriages as people could be heard crying during the incident,…
LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis said on Sunday he would elevate 14 churchmen from five continents to the rank of cardinal, picking candidates that work with the poor or where Catholics are in a minority and putting his stamp on the group that will elect his successor. Making the surprise announcement during his weekly Sunday…
