4 killed in worst clash in weeks in Ukraine
Kiev: Four soldiers were killed in fresh fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed insurgents on Sunday, the bloodiest clash in weeks in the war-torn country’s east. Kiev military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and another wounded in the battle for control of the key industrial town of Avdiivka.
Madhesi parties announce fresh protests on Feb 5
Kathmandu: Madhesi parties on Sunday said they will hold fresh protests in Nepal’s southern Terai region next week to exert pressure on the Prachanda government to address their demands through an amendment to the new Constitution.
47 killed in Madagascar wedding crash: police
Antananarivo: At least 47 people, including 10 children and a newly-wed couple, were killed when a truck carrying a wedding party and guests veered off the road and plunged into a river in Madagascar, police said on Sunday. Police said the accident occured on Saturday outside the town of Anjozorobe, around 90 kilometres from the capital. The truck was transporting passengers who had attended a wedding the day before.
bomb threat at US airport: Indian arrested
Washington: A 53-year-old Indian has been taken into custody by police in the US state of North Dakota for allegedly making a bomb threat at an airport as he told a travel agent that there was an explosive in his bag.
Syrian army retakes key rebel area near Damascus
Damascus: The Syrian Army said on Sunday that it had recaptured a flashpoint area from rebels near Damascus that supplies water to the capital. Wadi Barada had been the scene of fierce fighting in recent weeks between regime and rebel forces that tested a fragile nationwide truce and left millions in Damascus facing water shortages.