successful test of Arrow-3 missile
Jerusalem: Israel and the US successfully conducted tests of the advanced anti-ballistic missile system "Arrow-3," the Israeli Defence Ministry said on Sunday.
13 dead in landslide in Myanmar
Yangon: At least 13 people were killed by a massive landslide which hit a jade minde in Hpakant township, Myanmar's northernmost Kachin state on Sunday, a local official said.
Chile's Patagonia hit by oil spill
Santiago: Some 40,000 litres (10,500 gallons) of oil have spilt into the sea from a terminal on a remote island in Patagonia on the southern tip of Chile, local authorities said.
Zia seeks bail on health grounds
Dhaka: Bangladesh's ex-premier and opposition BNP chief Khaleda Zia on Sunday filed a petition in the High Court seeking bail on medical grounds in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case in which she was jailed for seven years.
Boko Haram kills 23 after Nigeria funeral
Kano: Boko Haram gunmen on Saturday killed 23 mourners in Borno State in Nigeria's restive northeast after they attended a funeral, local militia and residents said.
Af presidential poll campaign kicks off
Kabul: Campaign for the fourth presidential elections in Afghanistan slated for September 28 began on Sunday, officials said.
N Korea releases Russian fishing vessel
Seoul: North Korea has released a Russian fishing vessel it had seized 10 days earlier for allegedly entering North Korean waters without permission, EFE news agency reported on Sunday. The Russian embassy in Pyongyang released a statement saying that the boat Xiangheilin-8, owned by the Northeast Fishery Company based in Nevelsk, Russia, was allowed to set sail from the North Korean port of Wonsan at 7.30 p.m. on Saturday.