10 killed in bus armed robbery in brazil
Rio De Janeiro: A botched armed robbery on a packed bus left 10 people dead and 24 hurt in southern Brazil when the vehicle hurtled into a tree, police and press reports said.
9 held in China in a fake baby formula scandal
Beijing: Nine persons have been arrested in China in connection with a recent milk powder scandal, which involved production and selling of fake baby formula under two popular brand names.
18 soldiers, 5 militants dead in philipines clash
Manila: The Philippine military suffered its largest single-day combat loss so far this year when 18 soldiers were killed in fierce fighting with Abu Sayyaf extremists that also left five Islamic militants dead, including a Moroccan fighter, the military said on Sunday.
Explosion in Kabul ahead of Kerry's visit
Kabul: Several explosions rang out in central Kabul on Sunday, shortly after the US Secretary of State John Kerry left the Afghan capital following a call for the Taliban to re-enter peace talks.
B'desh SC to hear Jamaat chief's plea
Dhaka: Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Sunday deferred till May 3 the hearing of a petition filed by fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami seeking review of his death sentence upheld by the top court for war crimes during the 1971 independence struggle against Pakistan.
Macedonian police fire tear gas at migrants
Athens: Macedonian police on Sunday fired tear gas at hundreds of migrants on the Greek side of the border as they tried to break through the fence, a Greek police source said.
Pro independence party floated in hong kong
Hong Kong: Student leaders behind Hong Kong's 2014 pro-democracy protests launched a new political party on Sunday and said it would campaign for a referendum to decide the city's future - including possible independence.
Three wounded in Istanbul blast
Istanbul: Three people were wounded when a percussion bomb exploded near a bus stop in Istanbul, the Dogan news agency reported.
OIC meeting to focus on Palestine, terrorism
Istanbul: The Organisation of Islamic Countries began their annual meeting on Sunday in Istanbul, where they are set to focus on the Palestinian cause, conflicts in member states and combating the menace terrorism.
‘Significant drop in Palestinian attacks’
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu noted on Sunday a "significant decline" in Palestinian attacks on Israelis, after six months of near-daily violence that has cost more than 200 lives.