Five killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
london: Five troops were killed on Saturday in a British military helicopter crash in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence in london said, with the cause of the incident under investigation.
‘Death toll in Afghan floods tops 100’
Mazar-i-Sharif: The death toll from flash floods in Afghanistan rose to more than 100 on Saturday with many others still missing, officials said, as helicopters carried trapped villagers to safety.
Pak govt-Taliban meet likely in two days
Islamabad: Maulana Yousuf Shah, coordinator of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan committee, that contact has been established with the shura and a meeting with the Pakistan Government is expected to take place in two days’ time, a media report said.
Two killed in elevator crash in China
Beijing: Two persons were killed and two others injured when an elevator crashed in a city in northeast China, officials said.
Thai protest leader held on his return from US
Bangkok: An anti-government Thai protest leader was arrested on a range of charges including insurrection, trespassing and obstructing an election after he returned to the country from the US.
liquid water on Mars more evident now
london: Water could be flowing on the red planet more recently that previously thought, says a study. “We have discovered a very young crater in the southern mid-latitudes of mars that shows evidence of liquid water in Mars in recent past,” said Andreas Johnsson from University of Gothenburg in Sweden.