Russian bombers intercepted off Alaska
Washington: US fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers in international air space off western Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said on Saturday.
42 killed in strikes in Syria this week
Beirut: A Syrian war monitor says a wave of Israeli strikes on suspected military positions in Syria this week killed 42 people. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, new death toll from attacks early Thursday was 27.
Torrential rains kill 11 people in Pakistan
Peshawar: Torrential rains and windstorm killed at least 11 people and left 14 others injured on Saturday in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region, officials said.
WFP chief senses NKorea ‘turning a new page'
london: The head of the UN's World Food Programme said today it appeared North Korea was “turning a new page in history”, following a four-day visit to the country.