DR Congo train carrying fuel derails, 33 dead
lubumbashi: Thirty-three people riding on a fuel train in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo were killed and 26 were injured when the train plunged down a ravine and caught fire, officials said.
Boys should be allowed to wear heels: church
london: The Church of England issued updated anti-bullying guidance which calls upon schools in the UK to allow its pupils to explore their gender identity freely. Children should not be restricted by their gender when dressing up and boys should be allowed to experiment with heels and tiaras and girls with more male outfits such as a fireman’s helmet if they want, says the ‘Valuing All God’s Children’ report.
China hopes quad meet not directed against it
Beijing: Skirting any direct response to the first quadrilateral meeting of India, US, Japan and Australia, China questioned its exclusion from the group and expressed hope that the new concept of
‘Indo-Pacific’ is not directed against it.
Pakistan bans automatic weapons
Islamabad: Pakistan has suspended licences for all automatic weapons as part of a commitment by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to ban deadly firearms in the country by January.
lion, tiger cubs rescued from poachers in B’desh
Dhaka: Bangladesh Police rescued two pairs of lion and tiger cubs from the country’s western Jessore district, as they were allegedly being smuggled to India, officials said.
N Korea soldier shoots at defecting jawan
Seoul: North Korean soldiers shot at and wounded a fellow soldier who was crossing a border village in an attempt to defect to South Korea on Monday, the South’s military said. North Korean soldiers have occasionally managed to defect to South Korea across the heavily guarded border.