40 killed in twin mine blasts in China
Beijing: The death toll in China’s twin mine accidents rose to 40 on Sunday, with the number of dead in Sichuan province blast reaching 28. China’s southwest was rocked by two mine blasts within a space of 24 hours. On Saturday, the blast in Sichuan Province had left 22 miners dead and 16 others injured. 81 miners were rescued from the Taozigou coal mine in the city of luzhou, according to an official statement.
‘Iran border guards kill 10 Afghan migrants’
Kabul: Iranian guards shot dead 10 Afghan migrants illegally trying to cross the border from the western province of Herat, officials in Kabul said on Sunday. Thousands of Afghans cross illegally into Iran every year to seek work as Afghanistan’s economy struggles to grow amid an Islamist insurgency that erupted after the 2001 fall of the Taliban.
8 jail inmates escape from Nepal prison
Kathmandu: Eight inmates escaped from a prison in Nepal through a tunnel dug by them. The inmates ran away form the Rolpa prison at mid-night on Saturday, said Rapti Zonal Police Chief Uttam Singh. Most of them are convicted of serious crimes like rape, dacoity and wildlife poaching, the authorities said.
Top Jammat leader held in B’desh
Dhaka: A top leader of Bangladesh’s fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami was on Sunday arrested for war crimes he committed during the 1971 liberation war against Pakistan. Rapid Action Battalion arrested Jamaat-e-Islami leader AKM Yusuf, known as the founder of the Razakar force, shortly after a tribunal issued arrest warrant against him in connection with wartime offences.
lindsay threatens to quit rehab facility
los Angeles: Troubled actress lindsay lohan, who is currently undergoing her treatment at The Betty Ford Center, has reportedly threatened to quit the rehab facility. The 26-year-old is reported to have taken the decision after the supply of Addy pills was cut-off by the doctors at the Center, reported TMZ.