Typhoon Haima causes heavy damage in China
Beijing: More than 1.69 million people have been affected by Typhoon Haima which also caused economic losses amounting to $517 million in south China’s Guangdong province.
100 barefoot inmates escape Haiti lockup
Arcahaie (Haiti): More than 100 mostly barefoot inmates overpowered guards and escaped from a lockup in central Haiti, officials said.
B’desh PM reelected Awami league chief
Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, who was on Sunday reelected unopposed as the ruling Awami league’s president, asked cadres to reach out to the people to ensure that the party is returned to power for a third successive term.
Orbital cargo ship arrives at space station
Miami: An unmanned cargo ship operated by the US company Orbital ATK arrived on Sunday at the International Space Station, delivering 2.5 tons of food and supplies to the six astronauts living in orbit.
Iraq house in surprise vote to ban alcohol
Baghdad: Iraq’s parliament on Saturday voted to ban the sale, import and production of alcohol, in a surprise move likely to anger some minorities but also to please influential religious parties.
Scotland Yard uncover new UK bomb plot
london: An investigation by UK’s Scotland Yard of an explosive device found on the london Underground network earlier this week have uncovered a linked bomb plot in south-west England.