22 civilians killed in east Ukraine
Kiev: local authorities in eastern Ukraine say at least 22 civilians have been killed in one day by shelling. City hall in luhansk, which is under the control of separatist rebels, said on Tuesday that five people were killed when an old people’s home was struck by artillery fire. Russian television showed images of bodies in wheelchairs covered with blankets.
libyan military plane crashes in Benghazi
Tripoli: A libyan fighter jet engaged in paramilitary attacks on Islamists in the restive eastern city of Benghazi crashed and exploded on Tuesday after its pilot safely ejected, a military source and a witness said. It was not immediately clear if the plane was shot down or crashed due to a malfunction, added General Sagr al-Jerouchi, chief of air operations for dissident leader and retired general Khalifa Haftar.
Toll rises to 23 in Philippine road attack
Manila: A 3-year-old boy and his father died from wounds suffered in a brazen attack by Abu Sayyaf extremists on Filipinos celebrating the end of Ramadan, raising the toll on Tuesday to 23 dead.
Korean ferry sinking haunts teen survivors
South Korea: South Korean teenagers who survived April’s ferry sinking on Tuesday said they are still haunted by the disaster that killed dozens of their friends, and demanded that crew members be punished for abandoning the passengers and fleeing the ship.
Egypt military kills 7 militants in Sinai
Cairo: Egyptian troops killed seven suspected militants and arrested five as part of an ongoing offensive in the volatile Sinai Peninsula where the military has been trying to quell a spreading insurgency by Islamic militants, an army spokesman said.
Ex-min’s brother, 9 dead in Pak attacks
Peshawar: At least 10 people, including the brother of a former minister, were killed and six others wounded in two separate incidents in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday.
‘China’s ex-security chief under scanner’
Beijing: In a significant political move, China’s ruling Communist Party is probing former security czar Zhou Yongkang for charges of corruption and abuse of power, targeting one of the most powerful politician in the country.
Vatican confirms Pope’s visit to lanka
Colombo: Pope Francis would visit Sri lanka in January next year, 19 years after Pope John Paul II’s visited the island nation, a local church announced. The Pope’s Sri lanka visit dates will be by January.
US: China suppressing Tibetans’ religious rights
Washington: China continues to suppress religious rights of Tibetans as they maintain control over it, an official US report has said.