Patna stampede death toll rises to 33, most died of suffocation
Twenty one others who were injured were undergoing treatment at the Patna Medical College Hospital , and they were all out of danger, hospital superintendent Lakindra Prasad said. Prasad said the post mortem examination of the victims’ bodies had identified asphyxia as the main cause of the... read more »
2 suicide bomber attacks in Kabul kill 7, wound 21
KABUL: Afghan police say two suicide bombers in the capital have targeted two buses carrying Afghan army troops, killing seven and wounding 21 people. Kabul criminal investigation police chief Mohammad Farid Afzali says first attacker Wednesday morning hit a bus with Afghan National Army officers,... read more »
Told to End Protests, Organizers in Hong Kong Vow to Expand Them
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s leader on Tuesday called for the pro-democracy demonstrators who have blocked major roads in the city to return home immediately, but protest leaders responded with defiance, threatening to expand the demonstrations and to occupy government buildings. In his first public... read more »
Japan volcano death toll likely to rise to around 46 as more victims found
The death toll from Japan’s worst volcanic eruption in decades is likely to rise to around 46 after as more victims were discovered on the ash-covered summit, media said on Wednesday. Military searchers resumed a recovery operation with helicopters early on Wednesday after poisonous gas and fears... 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... read more »
Strong quake hits remote area in southwest Iran
TEHRAN, Iran — A strong, magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolted a sparsely populated mountainous province near Iran’s border with Iraq on Monday, Iranian state television reported. There were... read more »
Crisis talks on Ukraine prove difficult but ‘some progress’ made, says German ...
Ukraine crisis talks in Berlin Sunday were “difficult” but made “some progress”, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after meeting with his... read more »
For Chinese, Pope Seems Worlds Away in South Korea
BEIJING — Pu Ge sat on a green bench outside Beijing’s oldest Catholic cathedral and stared at the ornate gray edifice, contemplating God and his shepherd. She said she had thought that... read more »
Putin says Moscow does not want war or confrontation
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia would stand up for itself but not at the cost of confrontation with the outside world. Putin was speaking to Russian ministers and MPs in... read more »
