24 killed in NE Nigeria blasts: police
Kano: Two dozen people were killed in suicide bomb attacks at a mosque and market in the northeastern Nigerian town of Mubi on Tuesday, police told AFP giving a provisional toll, but others gave a higher figure.
Indian family rescued in Abu Dhabi fire
Abu Dhabi: An Indian-origin family has been rescued after a fire in their residential complex here, officials said. The fire broke out in the complex in Abu Dhabi's Navy Gate area late Saturday.
Dalai lama greets Korean leaders over peace talks
Athens: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai lama has written separately to North and South Korean leaders to congratulate them on their pledge to make the Korean peninsula nuclear weapons free.
S Korea, Japan, China to hold summit next week
Seoul: South Korea, China and Japan will hold a trilateral summit in Tokyo next week, Seoul announced on Tuesday, the latest move in a diplomatic whirlwind centred around North Korea.
New graft charges filed against Brazil's lula
Rio De Janeiro: Brazilian prosecutors have filed new graft charges against imprisoned Workers' Party founder and ex-president luiz Inacio lula da Silva, as well as the party's current chief.
man opens emergency door To get fresh air
Beijing: A 25-year-old Chinese man, who felt "stuffy" and opened the emergency exit of a plane to get some fresh air has been detained and fined, a media report said on Tuesday.