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By Saleem Ahmad and Saud Mehsud, Reuters Security personnel stand near charred vehicles at the site of a shooting on a highway in Musakhail district, Balochistan province on 26 August 2024. Photo: AFP At least 73 people were killed in Pakistan's province of Balochistan when separatist militants attacked police stations, railway lines and highways and security forces launched retaliatory operations, officials said on Monday. The assaults were the most widespread in years by ethnic militants fighting a decades-long insurgency to win secession of the resource-rich southwestern province, home to major China-led projects such as a port and a gold and copper mine. "These attacks are a well thought-out plan to create anarchy in Pakistan," Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said in a statement. ...

"My heart is broken," Mariah Carey said in a short statement to People. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Mariah Carey has confirmed that her mother Patricia and sister Alison died on the same day over the weekend. No other details, including their cause of death are known at this time. "My heart is broken that I've lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day," the Grammy-winner told People in a short statement. "I feel blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mum before she passed," Carey wrote. "I appreciate everyone's love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time." Carey's mum, Patricia, was a Juilliard-trained opera singer and vocal coach before she and husband Alfred Roy Carey welcomed A...

Wraps are a popular emergency pantry food. Photo: 123rf By Nelli Saarinen, ABC Lifestyle When you need a lunch on the go or something quick for a dinner, few things are as convenient and versatile as wraps or tortillas. They're also a popular emergency pantry food, thanks to their incredibly long shelf-life, even at room temperature. But how do wraps last so long and are they actually healthy? How come wraps last so long?' The longevity of wraps is thanks to several factors, including their packaging, pH and moisture levels as well as ingredients, says Jayani Chandrapala, Associate Professor in Food Science at RMIT University. "It depends on the moisture content that the wraps are within, and also the air levels, because wraps are in airtight sealed bags." Anti-fungal and antimicrobial ...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has threatened to pull out of a debate on ABC. Photo: AFP The campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris clashed over next month's US presidential debate, with the vice president's team seeking a return to open microphones while her Republican rival threatened to pull out entirely, suggesting the previously agreed-upon ABC network was biased. "Why would I do the Debate against Kamala Harris on that network?" Trump, who is making his third bid for the White House, wrote in a social media post late Sunday night that also accused the network of bias. "Stay tuned!!!" Harris spokesperson Brian Fallon said on Tuesday the vice president's campaign wanted the broadcaster to keep the candidates' microphones on throughout the event, not muted when t...

By Georgie Hewson, ABC Noel Gallagher (L) Andy Bell (C) and Liam Gallagher, members of the British rock band "Oasis" pictured in 2006. Photo: MIKE CLARKE/AFP Oasis members Liam and Noel Gallagher have sent the internet into a frenzy, posting identical videos which hint at the band reuniting ahead of its 30th anniversary this week. The brothers, who have been locked in a bitter feud for 15 years tweeted identical videos on X, which say August 27, 8am. It is likely this will drop at 8am UK time (7pm NZT). British newspapers including the Sun have reported the band has secured a secret deal which will see them tour together in 2025. The band dropped its debut album, the fastest selling in UK history at the time, on 30 August, 1994. Here's what we know so far. Has Oasis confirmed the...