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Rain havoc in China, 26 killed

Rain havoc in China, 26 killed

Beijing : past four days in southern China storm caused 26 people were killed and three others missing in nine province level. The government said on Sunday. According to Xinhua News Agency, Ministry of Civil Affairs said in a statement last four days due to rain Fujian, Jiangshi, Hubei, Hunan,... read more »

Israel kills Palestinian teen in escalat...

Israel kills Palestinian teen in escalating West Bank arrest raids

HEBRON, West Bank: Israeli troops killed a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank on Friday and arrested 25 people, pursuing a weeklong crackdown against Islamist militants and house-to-house searches for three Israeli teenagers who went missing eight days ago. Palestinian medics said... read more »

Militants launch attack on north Baghdad

Militants launch attack on north Baghdad

BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say militants have launched an attack on a Sunni-dominated city north of Baghdad, killing seven members of the security forces and taking control of some areas of the city. Police officials say the assault started on Thursday morning with dozens of gunmen driving into... read more »

Pakistan arrests brothers over womanR...

Pakistan arrests brothers over woman’s stoning

Pakistani police have arrested two brothers who participated in a mob attack during which their sister was stoned to death with bricks for marrying against the family’s wishes, a police spokesman said Wednesday. Nayab Haider said the two men, Ghulam Ali and Zahid Ali, were arrested from a... read more »

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MANAMA: London’s Lord Mayor yesterday described Bahrain as a gateway for Britain to do business with the region – and also enter Africa and the Indian subcontinent. She praised... read more »

Blast aimed at Pakistani police bus 11 died, 33 wounded

ISLAMABAD -An explosion targeting a bus full of Pakistani policemen killed 11 and injured 33 near the southern port city of Karachi on Thursday, officials said, in the latest incident of... read more »

Bank and Gulf Air sign agreement

MANAMA -Khaleeji Commercial Bank (KHCB) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Gulf Air which entitles KHCB’s credit card holders to discounts on online ticket purchases. In... read more »

6 injured in explosion at Bangkok protest site

BANGKOK -Police say six street cleaners have been wounded by a small explosion at an anti-government protest site in Thailand´s capital. Police Maj. Nopparuj Jitman says the explosion in... read more »

Gunmen kills 8 in Pakistan’s Karachi

Karachi — Gunmen on motorcycles Sunday shot dead eight people including an eight-year-old girl at a faith healer’s house in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, police and doctors... read more »