3 days of heavy rain in China leave 50 dead, 12 missing

Published On: July 3, 2016 10:57 AM NPT By: Republica

BEIJING, July 2: Three days of heavy rain in southern China have left 50 people dead and another 12 missing and destroyed thousands of homes, authorities said Sunday, as areas along the Yangtze River braced for more floods.

DHAKA, July 2: Bangladesh's government has said 20 hostages were killed by suspected Islamists in a siege in cafe in the capital Dhaka.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 2: Bangladeshi forces stormed an upscale Dhaka restaurant where heavily armed militants held dozens of people hostage Saturday morning, killing at least six of the attackers and rescuing 13 captives including foreigners at the end of the 10-hour standoff. Seven Japanese are unaccounted for.

DHAKA, July 2: Heavily armed militants struck at the heart of Bangladesh's diplomatic zone on Friday night, taking dozens of hostages at a restaurant popular with foreigners.

Russian firefighting plane disappears in Siberia

Published On: July 1, 2016 02:37 PM NPT By: Associated Press

MOSCOW, July 1:  Russia's Emergencies Ministry says one of its firefighting planes with a crew of 10 is missing in Siberia.

LUCKNOW, India, July 1:  Torrential rains triggered heavy floods and landslides that poured down hills in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, killing at least nine people by Friday and destroying dozens of homes, officials said.

Bomb blast kills woman, injures children in Bahrain

Published On: July 1, 2016 02:32 PM NPT By: Associated Press

DUBAI, (United Arab Emirates), July 1: Police in Bahrain say a woman has been killed in an explosion south of the capital, Manama.

Hindu temple worker hacked to death in Bangladesh

Published On: July 1, 2016 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 1:  Police say a Hindu temple worker has been hacked to death in southwest Bangladesh in the latest attack blamed on radical Islamists.

Ex-London mayor upends race for UK prime minister by quitting

Published On: July 1, 2016 01:10 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, July 1: Former London mayor Boris Johnson, runaway bookmakers' favorite to become Britain's prime minister, abruptly pulled out of the race on Thursday in a shock announcement less than a week after leading the campaign to pull the country out of the EU.

CIA chief warns of Istanbul-type attack in the US

Published On: June 30, 2016 07:17 PM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, June 30: The Islamic State terror group may carry out large-scale attacks in the US similar to the one in Istanbul, CIA Director John Brennan has warned.