Palestinian stabs Israeli in West Bank, is shot
Jerusalem: A Palestinian stabbed an Israeli in the neck in the southern West Bank and was shot dead by forces at the scene, the army and a hospital said.
Germany to send troops to Mali to fight ISIS
Berlin: Germany will send 650 soldiers to Mali for peacekeeping missions, including support in the fight against the Islamic State terrorist group, Defence Minister Ursula von der leyen said.
Paraplegic pak convict’s execution put on hold
Islamabad: A wheelchair-bound murderer has been given a fourth extension of life - his execution has been put on hold just hours before he was due to be hanged in Pakistan. His execution had already been postponed three times earlier after human rights groups raised concerns about how the disabled man would mount the scaffold.
UK: Nepal risks second humanitarian crisis
Kathmandu: The UK has cautioned Nepal that it risks a second humanitarian crisis if the two-month-old protest by Indian-origin Madhesis is not resolved through dialogue and compromise. Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Office also expressed concerns over the blockade by Madhesi protesters near the India-Nepal border will have on the supply and distribution of humanitarian assistance to the quake-hit people.