10 dead, 22 missing in Hiroshima landslide
TOKYO — Rain-sodden slopes collapsed in torrents of mud, rock and debris early Wednesday in the outskirts of Hiroshima, killing at least 10 people and leaving 22 missing, the government said. Video footage from the national broadcaster NHK showed rescue workers suspended by ropes from police... read more »
Islamabad on edge as Imran Khan, Qadri supporters reach Parliament
Pakistan protesters reached the Islamabad parliament building in the early hours of Wednesday morning in their bid to force Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign, but did not go inside. Reuters journalists saw protesters on their way to parliament wearing hard hats and tough leather gloves using... read more »
sraeli strike targeted Hamas military chief, group leader says
Israeli and Palestinian officials traded blame early on Wednesday for the collapse of the Cairo negotiations aiming to secure a long-term truce in Cairo. Hamas claims that Israel attempted to assassinate the group’s military chief in Gaza City on Tuesday, thus violating a temporary... read more »
India-headed Nigerian dies showing Ebola symptoms
ABU DHABI: A 35-year-old Nigerian woman, who was travelling to India for treatment of cancer, died while in transit after showing symptoms similar to those of deadly Ebola virus, UAE health officials said. “During the transit phase at Abu Dhabi International Airport, the patient’s... read more »
13 militants die in Pakistan airstrikes
At least 13 militants were killed on Wednesday during air strikes carried out in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region. According to military officials, six militant hideouts were destroyed... read more »
Dozen Palestinians, 2 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza
At least a dozen Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed overnight in the Gaza Strip. The death toll on the 16th day of an Israeli offensive climbed to 639, Gaza Health Ministry... read more »
Maoists blow up rail track, pilot engine of Rajdhani derails in Bihar
Maoists blasted a portion of a railway track between Ismailpur and Rafiganj section in Bihar, leading to derailment of a pilot engine running ahead of the Bhubaneshwar-New Delhi Rajdhani... read more »
MH17 black boxes to be sent to UK for analysis: Malaysia
Malaysia on Wednesday said the black boxes from Flight MH17, which was shot down over Ukraine last week, will be sent to British aviation investigators for forensic analysis. The... read more »
interfere immediately to secure release of 43 fishermen, Jayalali...
Taking exception to the latest instances of arrest of Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lankan authorities, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s immediate intervention to... read more »
