Sharif raises Kashmir issue with US Senators
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif raised the Kashmir issue during his meeting with a delegation of US Senators, saying it should be resolved in accordance with the UN resolutions.
Taliban ambush in Afghanistan kills 22
Mazar-i-Sharif: Taliban militants killed 22 police officers and wounded eight after ambushing a police convoy in northern Afghanistan, officials said.
China court sentences 27 to death for attacks
Beijing: A Chinese court on Monday sentenced 27 people to death for the terror attacks in the country’s restive Muslim majority Xinjiang province in July that left nearly 100 people dead.
30 killed, 15 injured in Egypt road mishap
Cairo: At least 30 people were killed and 15 others injured on Monday in Egypt after three buses collided on a desert road, a security source said.
China reopens embassy in Somalia after 23 yrs
Beijing: China has reopened its embassy in Somalia after a gap of 23 years, in a significant move to support the African country’s peace process and post-war reconstruction.
Typhoon Vongfong slams into Japan
Tokyo: Powerful typhoon Vongfong slammed into Japan on Monday morning, with at least one person missing and dozens injured while more than 300 flights were grounded, officials and local media said.
46 killed in heavy fighting in libya
Tripoli: At least 46 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in clashes over the weekend between rival militias fighting to control the cities of Kikla and Gharyan, south of Tripoli, hospital sources in Gharyan told news agency Efe.
Yemeni prez names new PM to end crisis
Sanaa: President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi named Yemen’s envoy to the UN Khalid Bahah as his new Premier, his second bid this month to end the country’s political crisis, state news agency Saba said.
Pak unearths tunnel built by militants
Islamabad: Pakistan security forces on Monday unearthed a 55 metre long tunnel dug by militants to help flee inmates by attacking Central Prison in Karachi.
At 90, Carter is back campaigning in Georgia
Albany (US): It’s been more than four decades since Jimmy Carter campaigned across Georgia and asked voters to make him governor. His winning race set the stage for his election as President in 1976. Carter has just turned 90, but he was out campaigning on Sunday for his grandson Jason, a Democratic state senator and lawyer from Atlanta who’s challenging the Republican governor, Nathan Deal, on November 4, in a close race.