Iraq suicide bomber kills 11 in Baghdad
Baghdad: Iraqi officials say a suicide bombing against an Interior Ministry building in central Baghdad has killed at least 11 people on Saturday.
Nepal’s bid to set largest human flag record
Kathmandu: In a bid to set a new world record, over 35,000 Nepalese on Saturday gathered at an open ground here to form the world’s largest “human national flag”.
Ebola spreads in Nigeria; liberia has 1,000 cases
Abuja: Two alarming new cases of Ebola have emerged in Nigeria, widening the circle of people sickened beyond the immediate group of caregivers who treated a dying airline passenger in one of Africa’s largest cities.
UNSC meets over Russia aid convoy
United Nations: The UN Security Council met for emergency consultations after Russia sent an aid convoy rolling into eastern Ukraine, where pro-Moscow rebels are fighting Kiev’s forces.
Migrant boat carrying 250 capsizes off libya
Tripoli: A libyan coast guard official says a boat carrying over 250 migrants has capsized off the coast near the capital Tripoli. The body of an 18-month-old child was pulled from the water as rescue operations continued off the shores of al-Qarbouli.
1200-year-old tomb found in China
Beijing: Archaeologists in China discovered a 40-meter long tomb with well preserved wall paintings dating back more than 1,200 years in the country’s northwest Shaanxi Province. The Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) tomb of a high-ranking official and his wife in Chang’an district, Xi’an City, is 11 meters deep and about 40 meters long.