Koreas to hold summit in Sept
Seoul: North and South Korea agreed on Monday to hold a summit in Pyongyang in September, the South’s Yonhap news agency reported following high-level talks in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the peninsula.
Helicopter crash: 3 climbers, 2 crew die
Dushanbe: Three Russian climbers and two Tajik crew members have died in a helicopter “hard landing” in Tajikistan’s remote mountainous region, emergency services said on Monday.
Iran unveils next generation missile
Tehran: Iran’s Defence Minister unveiled the next generation of Tehran’s Fateh Mobin short-range ballistic missile today, according to conservative news agency Tasnim. “As promised to our dear people, we will not spare any effort to increase the missile capabilities of the country and we will certainly increase our missile power every day,” Minister, Brigadier General Amir Hatami, said.
Flooding in Sudan kills 23 people
Cairo: Sudanese medics say at least 23 people have been killed in heavy flooding in the past three weeks. The Red Crescent Society said on Monday that the floods have injured at least 61 others.