Pakistan troops kill 11 militants in Balochistan
Islamabad: At least 11 militants were killed on Sunday in a targeted operation by Pakistani security forces in a remote region of southwestern Balochistan province, officials said.
Death toll climbs to 81 in Afghan flooding
Kabul: More than 80 bodies have been found two days after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan’s mountainous and remote north, a provincial official said.
bombing at party office kills 19 in Iraq
Baghdad: A double bombing at a Kurdish party office killed 19 people in a town northeast of Baghdad, Iraqi officials said.
China: Two injured in restaurant blast
Beijing: Two policemen were injured on Sunday in a bomb blast at a popular fast-food restaurant in northeast China, in what was suspected to be a revenge attack.
Anti-Christian chants in UK school: Report
london: Britain’s anti-extremism investigation in schools has found that children as young as six were told that “white women were prostitutes” and urged to join in anti-Christian chants, according to a media report on Sunday.
Japan’s prince Katsura dies at 66
Tokyo: Prince Katsura, a cousin of Japanese Emperor Akihito, died on Sunday of acute heart failure after years of struggling with ill health, the palace said. He was 66.
Soon, ‘neurotic’ robots that think like humans
Washington: Scientists are programming robots to be more ‘neurotic’ in order to help them make smarter, human-like decisions. Jeff Krichmar, professor of cognitive science at the University of California, Irvine is experimenting with building neurotic robots.