Death toll rises in Boko Haram base
Kano (Nigeria): The number of soldiers killed in a Boko Haram attack on a military base in northeast Nigeria’s Yobe state has risen to eight, security sources said on Tuesday. Gunmen from Boko Haram faction the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked the base on Saturday.
3 killed in Malaysia shopping mall blast
Kuala Lumpur: Three people were killed and 24 injured on Tuesday when a powerful explosion rocked a shopping mall in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, but a fire official said it was not caused by a bomb. The official Bernama news agency said the blast could have been caused by a leaking gas tank.
Bush remembered as ‘great man’ in capitol Washington: The nation’s capital embraced George HW
Bush in death with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and decency, as the remains of the 41st president took their place in the Capitol rotunda for three days of mourning and praise by the
political elite and everyday citizens alike. With Bush’s casket atop the Lincoln Catafalque, first used for Abraham Lincoln’s 1865 funeral, dignitaries came forward to honor the Texan whose efforts for his country extended three quarters of a century from World War II.