The train was passing through the Punjab city of Rahim Yar Khan on Thursday morning when the cylinder exploded, causing a fire which spread through the train, according to local police officer Amir Taimoor. ### Seventy people are dead and another 30 are injured, said Nadeem Zia, the medical supervisor of District Headquarters Hospital in Liaquatpur, a city in Rahim Yar Khan district. ### Earlier, Taimoor said that around a dozen people are critically injured. Army troops, paramedics, and an army aviation helicopter are currently on site. ### Although gas cylinders are banned on trains, passengers were using gas-powered cookers to prepare breakfast inside the train carriage when the explosion…

From Thursday, most of Jammu and Kashmir — including a section of the disputed Kashmir Valley controlled by India — was stripped of its statehood and turned into one union territory. ### The remote mountainous region of Ladakh, previously a part of the state, was separated and turned into another standalone territory, the Home Ministry announced. ### The unprecedented move comes nearly three months after the government launched a security crackdown in Indian-controlled Kashmir, suspending all communications initially, and placing heavy restrictions on movement and public gatherings. ### As tens of thousands of Indian troops moved into the Kashmir Valley — already one of the most militarized regions in the…

Amelia Bambridge was last seen on Police Beach on Koh Rong island in the early hours of October 24. ### On Thursday, the Lucy Blackman Trust confirmed to CNN that a body found by police in the ocean close to Thai waters was hers. The group had been in contact with Bambridge’s family, its chief executive Matthew Searle said. ### Provincial Police Chief Chuon Narin also confirmed to CNN that the body recovered belonged to Bambridge. ### Police launched a large-scale search after Bambridge, from Worthing, West Sussex, failed to check out of the hostel she had been staying at. ### She had been last seen at a beach party,…

Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, a representative for the UK issued a statement on behalf of 23 countries raising concerns over alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang. ### “(There are) credible reports of mass detention, efforts to restrict cultural and religious practices, mass surveillance disproportionately targeting ethnic Uyghurs, and other human rights violations and abuses in the region,” Karen Pierce said. ### The 23 countries, including the United States, Canada, Japan and Australia, all called on China to “uphold its national and international obligations and commitments to respect human rights,” as well as to provide access to Xinjiang for international monitors. ### Shortly after the UK’s statement…

The video — taken from the hiker’s point of view — shows what appears to be a scene near the top of Japan’s iconic mountain, above the clouds. The ground is covered in heavy snow, and the man tells his viewers that it is slippery and dangerous along the route. ### “Am I on the right track? So much of the route is covered with snow,” he says as he climbs upward. ### “I’m slipping,” the man shouts, as he then appears to fall. ### Authorities were alerted to the incident after receiving calls from people watching the live stream of the climb up the mountain, Aiko Kishibata, a press…

According to an official notice from the Thai Royal Household on Tuesday, King Maha Vajiralongkorn dismissed two palace officials for committing adultery and unspecified “violent conduct.” ### No details were given of their alleged misconduct, but the statement said the two had been tasked with overseeing the royal palace bedrooms. ### They were both stripped of their military ranks of Lieutenant Colonel and royal decorations. ### In another palace announcement, two military officers were fired for “lacking awareness of being a royal guard officer” and for behavior “not being up to the standard of rank and position.” ### The dismissals follow a turbulent few weeks at the palace. On October…

Liverpool have been asked by the Football Association for their response to the ‘Spygate’ revelations regarding their payment of £1million to Manchester City. The settlement was agreed in 2013 after a complaint from the Citizens’ claiming their scouting system had been unlawfully accessed by former Liverpool club employees. According to the legal settlement, Michael Edwards, who is now Liverpool’s sporting director, and two former City scouts who had moved to Anfield, were alleged by City to have been involved in accessing their database on the Scout7 system on hundreds of occasions. The FA asked Man City to provide information, including the findings of a forensic computer expert they had employed…

Liverpool will face a battle to maintain their hold at the top of the Premier League table as they begin to enter a crazy period of festive fixtures. Jurgen Klopp threatened to boycott the Carabao Cup quarter-finals over their insane fixture pile-up after watching a young Reds side beat Arsenal on penalties in a ten-goal thriller that had everything. The manager was forced to field a young and inexperienced team for Wednesday’s clash at Anfield, with four teenagers named in the starting XI – their youngest in any competition since January 2017, with an average age of 23 years and 122 days. And it appears the likes of 16-year-old Harvey…

The Carabao Cup returned this week as sixteen teams fought it out for a place in the quarter finals. Premier League leaders Liverpool beat Arsenal in an Anfield classic on Wednesday night while, over at Stamford Bridge, Manchester United edged past Chelsea thanks to Marcus Rashford’s stunner. Lower league sides Colchester and Oxford are still in it and will be looking to claim a giant killing in the last eight with reigning champions Manchester City also in the hat. The four ties for the next round will be decided this week and here’s everything you need to know about the draw. Click Here: cheap INTERNATIONAL jersey Carabao Cup draw: Where…

Click:Wicket bag making machine Gerard Pique has revealed Barcelona players offered to tweak their contracts in an attempt to help the club sign Neymar. The Brazil forward, who became the world’s most expensive player when he left Barcelona to join Paris Saint-Germain for £200million in 2017, was heavily linked with a return to Camp Nou in the summer. However, after spending a combined total of £174million on Antoine Griezmann and Frenkie de Jong, Barca could not afford to bring Neymar back to Spain. And Pique, who played with Neymar for four years between 2013 and 2017, revealed his team-mates were desperate for the 27-year-old to return. He told Spanish radio…