19 killed in South Sudan plane crash
Juba: At least 19 people have died after a commercial aircraft crashed into a river on Sunday while attempting to land at an airport in central South Sudan, an official told the media. Three people reportedly survived.
29 killed as anti-Taliban leader mourned in Af
Kabul: Insurgents killed at least 29 Afghan security forces in separate attacks as many marked the 17th anniversary of the killing of a prominent anti-Taliban leader, officials said Sunday.
Iran confirm strikes on Kurd rebels in Iraq
Tehran: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed on Sunday they had launched deadly missile strikes against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq the previous day.
Nepali Prez appoints new army chief
Kathmandu: Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari appointed General Purna Chandra Thapa as the country’s new Army chief.
84 dead in fighting in Yemen after talks fail
Khokha (Yemen): Clashes and air strikes have left 84 people dead around Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeida since the collapse of UN-brokered peace talks, hospital sources said.
Climate protests peak in US as UN talks falter
San Francisco: Tens of thousands of people across the globe, including India, took to the streets to demand that governments step up action on global warming, even as United Nations climate talks tasked with breathing life into the Paris Agreement faltered.