One Dead as Suicide Blast Targets NATO Convoy in Kabul
KABUL: A suicide bomber targeted an NATO convoy in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Monday, killing an Afghan civilian but causing no casualties among foreign troops, officials said. The explosion struck around dawn in Kabul’s east, on the road to the city of Jalalabad, Afghan... read more »
Typhoon Vongfong Lashes Southern Japan
TOKYO—Typhoon Vongfong reached Japan’s main islands Monday morning, bringing heavy winds and rain to southern and western parts of Japan, prompting evacuation advisories for more than 400,000 people and disrupting transportation networks. Vongfong reached the southern island of Kyushu after 8... read more »
Typhoon Vongfong lashes Japan; 35 people hurt
A powerful typhoon poured heavy rains over Japan’s southern island of Okinawa and was aiming at the next island of Kyushu on Sunday, becoming the second severe storm to hit in a week. At least 35 people have been reported injured in Okinawa and Kyushu, where authorities told 150,000 people to... read more »
US concerned over Kobani, will take time to confront Islamic State, says US...
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday the United States was deeply concerned about what he called the “tragedy” in the Syrian town of Kobani, where Islamic State fighters have been tightening their grip. Speaking at a conference in Cairo on the rebuilding of Gaza, Kerry... read more »
