Four killed, 56 injured in suicide bomb attack in Pakistan
Peshawar: At least four persons were killed and 56 others injured today when a suicide bomber targeted a vehicle of a line officer in Pakistan’s restive northwestern tribal region, officials said. An earlier blast in Peshawar. Image courtesy: ReutersAn earlier blast in Peshawar. Image... read more »
China says 197 punished in crackdown on online rumors
People recently punished in China’s campaign against online rumors include those who circulated an inflated death toll in the Tianjin blasts and who alleged a man committed suicide because of the country’s stock market woes, state media reported Monday. The official Xinhua News Agency... read more »
Protesters in western Nepal kill police with spears, axes
Protesters in western Nepal kill police with spears, axesKathmandu, Nepal (CNN)Protesters in western Nepal have killed at least seven police officers as violent clashes broke out over the country’s proposals for a new constitution. Thousands of people had come out onto the streets in defiance... read more »
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe takes office as new Prime Minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister on Friday as the island nation’s two major political parties signed an agreement to work together in the new parliament. His victory in Monday’s election thwarted a political comeback bid by the country’s former strongman... read more »
