CNN — A suicide bombing at a train station in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday killed at least 25 people, as a separatist militant group in the region said it carried out the attack. Another 53 people were injured in the attack in the city of Quetta, Commissioner Hamza Shafqaat said in a statement. “Explosion at … Read more
Israeli air strikes have hit densely populated area in northern Gaza with no warning, killing at least 35 Palestinians. Dozens of Palestinians have been killed after an Israeli strike destroyed several buildings in a residential area of Beit Lahiya in besieged northern Gaza, with the Health Ministry describing it as a “horrific massacre”. According to … Read more
As Israel investigates how a Hezbollah drone evaded its air defenses and killed four soldiers in an attack on a military base on Sunday, experts say the Iran-backed Lebanese group is hoping to overwhelm the Jewish state by pelting it with cheap, hard-to-detect suicide drones. Relatively cheap to produce and easy to operate, drones are … Read more
Police say 31 Maoist rebels killed in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh after a nine-hour firefight. At least 31 suspected Maoist rebels have been killed during a clash with Indian security forces, state police said. The confrontation took place on Friday after counterinsurgency forces, acting on intelligence, surrounded approximately 50 suspected rebels in the … Read more
Tigers at resort in Dong Nai province died after being fed sick chicken, additional deaths reported in other locations. Dozens of tigers, three lions and a panther have died in zoos in southern Vietnam, with subsequent tests detecting cases of bird flu. The country’s Ministry of Health said in a statement on Thursday that two samples taken … Read more
Heads of UN agencies say they cannot do their jobs ‘in the face of overwhelming need and ongoing violence’. Leading United Nations officials have demanded “an end to the appalling human suffering and humanitarian catastrophe” in the Gaza Strip nearly one year into the war between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas. “These atrocities must end,” … Read more
Mississippi Highway Patrol said the incident took place on Interstate 20 near Bovina in Warren County. Seven people, including a six-year-old boy and his 16-year-old sister, were killed when a bus overturned east of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Warren County Coroner Doug Huskey has said. They were identified by their mother. Authorities were working to identify the … Read more
Landslides in southern India triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed dozens of people with hundreds more feared trapped under mud and debris, according to officials. The southern coastal state of Kerala has been battered by heavy rains and the collapse of a key bridge at the disaster site in Wayanad district has hampered rescue … Read more
The boat carrying 300 people had left The Gambia and capsized near Nouakchott, according to UN migration agency. At least 15 people have died and more than 150 are missing after a boat carrying 300 passengers capsized near Mauritania’s capital Nouakchott, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. “Approximately 300 people boarded a pirogue in … Read more
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Chinese authorities say at least 11 people have died and 30 are missing in the partial collapse of a highway bridge in the northwest of the country following heavy storms and flooding. A similar number are missing in the southwest after dozens of houses were destroyed by storms. The official Xinhua News Agency … Read more