Pakistani woman climbs world’s highest peaks
ISlAMABAD: Samina Baig became the first Pakistani woman to climb seven highest peaks in seven continents in under eight months, media reported on Sunday. Baig, 23, has completed the challenge of climbing seven of the highest mountains around the world, including Mount Everest which she scaled in May 2013, Dawn online reported.
13 killed in Typhoon Matmo in China
Beijing: At least 13 people have been killed and more than 2.5 million affected as Typhoon Matmo swept through eight provinces of China. With this, the death toll in the two typhoons Matmo and Rammasun has reached 77. About 2,89,000 residents have been relocated.
2 ‘historic’ RAF jets sold to pvt buyers
london: Two ‘historic’ ex-RAF jets put up for auction in the UK have been grabbed by private buyers. A 1976 Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3 jump-jet has been bought by a man from Essex for 105,800 pounds. A woman pilot who flew this type of aircraft bought the 1988 Panavia
Tornado F3 for 36,800 pounds.
WW I should teach us: No more war, says Pope
Vatican City: Pope Francis is marking the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I with an impassioned plea for people to “not repeat the mistakes of the past,” urging them to embrace reconciliatory dialogue.
Carjackers run over, kill 3 siblings in US
New York: Three children helping their mother operate a fruit stand to raise money for their church were killed in the US city of Philadelphia when a stolen SUV plowed into them on a street corner.
15 killed as vote count stops in Afghan
Kabul: Attacks across Afghanistan, including hundreds of Taliban fighters swarming police checkpoints across the south, killed at least 15 people on Sunday, as a recount in the country’s presidential election halted before a major holiday.