heavy Rains cause death 40 in Pakistan
Pakistani officials said heavy monsoon rains have killed 40 people across the country as the government warned of more flash flooding over the weekend. Ahmad Kamal, a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Authority, said on Friday that 13 people died when roofs collapsed in Lahore the... read more »
11 held in China for sale of toxic capsules
BEIJING: Eleven people have been arrested for production and sale of toxic capsules on massive scale in east China’s Zhejiang Province. Police arrested the gang, headed by a man surnamed Pan, in late July in Ninghai County together with food and drug administration officials. They seized... read more »
The rise of ISIS: Group of 10,000 fighters now controls a territory the siz...
ISIS now controls territory the size of the UK, is making £600,000 a day from selling oil and ransoming hostages and has a fighting force of 10,000 militants, according to a leading expert. Matthew Olsen, a senior US counter-terrorism official, said the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, was... read more »
13 killed as rain wreaks havoc in Pakistan
At least 13 people were killed Thursday in rain related incidents across Pakistan’s Punjab province. Six members of a family were killed when the roof of their residence collapsed in Lahore’s Mozang Town, Dawn online reported. Four people, including two children, were killed in separate... read more »
