27 drown as river boat capsizes in DR Congo
Mbandaka: At least 27 people drowned after a river boat capsized on a tributary of the Congo River in northern DR Congo, a local official said on Wednesday.
Car crashes into crowd near UK mosque
London: A car crashed into a crowd near a mosque in the UK in a suspected hate crime incident which left three persons injured, prompting Scotland Yard to launch a probe.
Hafiz to route court to retrieve frozen assets
Lahore: Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed plans to launch next phase of legal battle to retrieve the assets of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and its subsidiary Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) after Pakistan’s SC allowed the two outfits to continue their activities in the country, the JuD’s spokesman said on Wednesday.
Thousands protest UN job cuts in Gaza
Gaza City: Thousands of employees of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees protested in Gaza on Wednesday against forced redundancies as a result of US funding cuts, announcing a one-day strike next week. Over 5,000 people attended the march that began at the Gaza headquarters of UNRWA, including leaders from the enclave's Islamist rulers Hamas.