‘two detained over Mali hotel attack’
Bamako: Malian special forces arrested two suspects over the siege at a luxury hotel in the capital Bamako that left 20 people dead along with two assailants, security sources said.
Magnitude 6.7 quake hits western Brazil Washington: A large but very deep 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit western Brazil on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said.
Boko Haram attack kills 18 in s-e Niger
Niamey: Eighteen people were killed and 100 homes torched in an attack by Boko Haram fighters on a southeastern Niger village, authorities said on Thursday.
Queen Elizabeth II to miss malta home visit
london: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will not get a chance of a nostalgic visit to a villa in Malta she shared with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, nearly 70 years ago.
Zardari's aide charged with terror financing Karachi: A top Pakistan People's Party leader and a close aide of ex-President Asif Ali Zardari has been charged with terror financ-ing and corruption, officials said.
‘Probe shooting of four Nepalese by SSB’
Kathmandu: Nepal on Thursday demanded an early probe into the alleged shooting of four of its civilians by SSB personnel.