Moderate quake jolts Iran’s west
Tehran: An Iranian semi-official news agency is reporting that a 5.1 magnitude earthquake has jolted the western region bordering Iraq. Fars news agency reported on Saturday the quake hit Ezgeleh district, which has a population of roughly 30,000 in western Kermanshah province.
Hong Kong to cull 6K pigs as swine case found
Hong Kong: Hong Kong will cull 6,000 pigs after African swine fever was detected in an animal at a slaughterhouse close to the border with China, the first case of the disease in the densely populated financial hub.
NATO air strike kills 10 terrorists in Af
Kabul: A NATO-led coalition forces’ pilot-less aircraft struck a Taliban hideout in Afghanistan and killed 10 terrorists, police said on Saturday. The strike, which was conducted in Barmal district, killed 10 terrorists and destroyed a terrorists’ vehicle, Xinhua news agency quoted policeman Shah Mohammad Aryan as saying. In a separate incident in Wardak province.
Taliban militant was killed while three were arrested. The security forces seized five motorcycles during the raid.
The Taliban has not yet commented.