Suicide bomb attack kills 2 in Afghanistan
Jalalabad: An suicide bomb blast killed at least two people on Friday outside an election commission office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, officials said. The latest attack in the war-torn country targeted a protest camp outside the building in Nangarhar province, where a group of people were rallying in support of a candidate disqualified from elections due in October.
Taiwan floods: 6 dead, thousands evacuated
Taipei: Six people have been killed by floodwaters in Taiwan, officials said on Saturday, after days of heavy rain forced thousands to evacuate their homes. A tropical depression has been dumping torrential rain in central and southern Taiwan since Thursday, with some districts receiving close to 1,000 millimetres of rainfall.
China launches twin navigation satellites
Beijing: China on Saturday successfully sent twin navigation satellites into the space on a single carrier rocket, according to official Chinese media. The long March-3B carrier rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday morning. It was the 283rd mission of the long March rocket series, state run Xinhua news agency reported. The twin satellites entered orbit more than three hours after the launch. After a series of tests.