3 relatives of pope killed in accident
Buenos Aires: Three relatives of Pope Francis, two great nephews and their mother, have been killed in a traffic accident in Argentina, police said.
Nepal floods claim 113; 127 still missing
Kathmandu: The devastating flood and landslide in Nepal have claimed 113 lives so far, authorities said as rescue efforts were intensified to trace 127 others who are still missing.
WHO says Ebola has killed more than 1,200
Geneva: The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed more than 1,200 people since it began in December 2013, the World Health Organisation said. More than 2,200 have been sickened, according to the UN health agency’s latest numbers.
‘MJ’ Crocodile killed in Australia
Sydney: A white-headed crocodile known as Michael Jackson has been shot dead by police, after the carnivore apparently killed a fisherman in front of his wife in northern Australia.
Group protests drone use in Xinjiang
Beijing: An overseas Uighur rights organisation is protesting the Chinese Government’s use of drones in a security crackdown in the ethnic group’s home region of Xinjiang, saying it would intensify tensions that have left dozens of people dead this year.
Karzai calls for end to election impasse
Kabul: Afghan President Hamid Karzai appealed on Tuesday for the two men vying to succeed him to end their dispute over election results and save the country from further violence and economic decline.
Exception in tradition with ‘no’ vote in Cuba
Havana: Mariela Castro, the daughter of President Raul Castro and niece of Fidel Castro, gave the thumbs-down to a workers’ rights bill that she felt didn’t go far enough to prevent discrimination against people with HIV or with unconventional gender identities.
2 Italian air force jets collide over Italy
Rome: Two Italian air force fighter jets carrying a total of four crew members collided during a training mission over Italy and crashed into a hilly, wooded area that erupted in flames.
Ukrainian troops inch closer to Donetsk
Donetsk: Ukrainian Government troops were fighting pro-Russian rebels in the streets of luhansk today and captured most of a town near the eastern city of Donetsk, tightening the noose around that key rebel-held stronghold, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday.