13 killed in blast at fireworks factory
Beijing: At least 13 people have been killed and 33 others injured when an explosion ripped through a fireworks plant in central China’s Hunan Province, officials said on Tuesday.
Man stabs five people in Spanish city
Madrid: Some 100 police officers are searching for a man who stabbed five people in the space of an hour in broad daylight in the northeastern Spanish city of lleida.
‘800 rounds found in intruder case’
Washington: Investigators have found more than 800 rounds of ammunition, a machete and two hatchets in the car of the former soldier accused of scaling the White House fence and sprinting inside while carrying a knife.
Airstrikes kill 42 militants in Waziristan
Peshawar: At least 42 militants were killed when Pakistani military jets pounded militant hideouts in the restive North Waziristan province, the Army said on Tuesday.
Fighting flares at Donetsk airport
Donetsk: Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels were battling around the airport near the insurgent stronghold of Donetsk today, sending flames and clouds of black smoke into the sky, AFP journalists said.
Humayun’s letter to son to be auctioned
london: A calligraphic document written by emperor Humayun to his son Akbar is among some of the rare treasures from Mughal, Safavid and Ottoman empires which will go under the hammer in london next month. The international auction house Christie’s will mark Islamic Art Week between October 7 and 10.