Three Palestinian Attackers Killed
Jerusalem: The Israeli military says forces shot and killed three Palestinian attackers who carried out a pair of assaults near a West Bank settlement.
Chemical Accident At Thai Bank’s Hqs Kills 8
Bangkok: Eight people died at the headquarters of one of Thailand’s largest banks when workers accidentally triggered the release of fire extinguishing chemicals during an upgrade of the building’s safety system, officials said on Monday.
Israeli Hiker Finds Rare, 2,000-Yr-Old Gold Coin
Jerusalem: Israel’s Antiquities Authority says a hiker has found a rare, nearly 2,000-year-old gold coin. The authority said on Monday that the ancient coin appears to be only the second of its kind to have been found. It said london’s British Museum possesses the other coin.
HRW Urges Egypt To Cancel Jail For Copts
Cairo: Human Rights Watch urged Egypt to annul the jail sentences handed to four Coptic Christian teenagers for contempt of Islam after they were seen in a video mocking Muslim prayers.
Heavy Rain Kills 50 People In Pakistan
Islamabad: Nearly 50 people have been killed and 80 others injured in Pakistan due to accidents triggered by torrential rains wreaking havoc in the country, officials said on Monday.
‘Xi China’s last leader’, News Agency’s Blooper
Beijing: Chinese State news agency was left red-faced after it referred to President Xi Jinping as “China’s last leader”, an apparent copy editing error which forced the rest of the official media to issue a correction to undo the damage. Xinhua itself had to issue a correction to the copy which had by then been widely reused, and asked outlets to change the reference to Xi as “China’s top leader”, BBC reported on Monday.
Mh370: 2 Plane Parts To Be Examined In Australia
Kuala lumpur: Malaysia’s Transport Minister said on Monday two plane pieces found in Mozambique will be sent to Australia to verify if they belong to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.