Iran’s Khamenei undergoes prostate surgery
Iran’s official news agency on Monday said the country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has undergone prostate surgery in a Tehran hospital. The report by IRNA said the surgery took place on Monday morning at a government hospital in Tehran. Meanwhile, Iranian state TV said Mr.... read more »
50 days of war leave Israelis and Palestinians only more entrenched
JERUSALEM: Only time will tell whether Israel will maintain the quiet it so desperately sought during 50 days of war with Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, and whether Hamas will leverage the world’s outrage over so many civilian casualties to improve the lives of the coastal... read more »
China says 2 pilots died in aircraft carrier tests
Two Chinese test pilots were killed during development of the country’s first aircraft carrier fighter wing, state media said. President Xi Jinping had signed an order awarding honorary titles to all pilots in the first squadron to conduct take off and landing tests aboard the... read more »
110 deteriorate in Pakistan floods
A government official in Pakistan said 110 people have been killed across the country in heavy monsoon downpours and flooding as more rain is forecast for the coming days. Ahmad Kamal, a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Authority, said on Saturday that 61 people died in the eastern... read more »