Nepal bus crash kills 29 people and injures dozens
An overloaded bus in western Nepal has fallen off a road and plunged into a gorge, killing 29 and injuring dozens, the BBC reported. Most of the passengers in the bus were reportedly travelling to meet their families to celebrate the Hindu festival of Dashain. Police said the bus had more than 100... read more »
Islamic State video shows beheading of British hostage Alan Henning
LONDON: British taxi driver Alan Henning, who skipped Christmas with his family to raise funds to purchase ambulances and medical equipment and join an aid convoy to Syria, has been beheaded by Islamic State militants. Henning (47) from Eccles, Greater Manchester had been held captive in Syria for... read more »
Bomb at bus station in northwest Pakistan kills 5
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A powerful bomb exploded Saturday at a bus station in northwest Pakistan, killing five people and wounding three others, police said. The remote-controlled bomb in the northwestern town of Kohat struck a moving bus when hundreds of passengers were gathered at the station to... read more »
Pakistan condemns US drone attack in Waziristan
Islamabad: Pakistan on Sunday condemned the latest US drone attack in the tribal region of Waziristan which left two people killed earlier in the day. The drone hit a vehicle near Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan, security sources said. “The government of Pakistan condemns the US drone... read more »
