23 civilians dead in Syria regime raids
Beirut: At least 23 civilians, including eight children, have been killed in regime air raids on a market in a jihadist-held city of eastern Syria, a monitoring group said.
Mars water find boosts quest for life
Washington: The search for extra-terrestrial life just got a boost from NASA’s stunning announcement that it now has its strongest evidence yet of liquid water on Mars. So did the prospects for human exploration of the red planet because the presence of flowing water could help sustain future manned missions, NASA scientists say.
Over 3,40,000 evacuated as typhoon hits China
Beijing: Over 340,000 people were evacuated and train and flight services suspended as Typhoon Dujuan hit east China’s Fujian province packing heavy wind speeds.
Nepal asks operators to air Indian TV channels
Kathmandu: The Nepal Government asked the cable operators to continue the broadcast of Indian TV channels and sought explanation from them for blacking out the channels in the wake of blockade of trade checkpoints with India by agitators opposing new Constitution.
Netanyahu to Palestinians: stop ‘incitement' in UN
Jerusalem: Israel's prime minister said he planned to use a speech at the UN to tell Palestinians to stop "incitement to violence" at a Jerusalem holy site.