At least two dozen people have been killed including children and 28 others are injured after a Sunni mosque was attacked on Friday by a suicide bomber in northwest Pakistan. Rescuers transported the injured to nearby hospitals. The attack has been claimed by a breakaway Taliban group. It is learned […]

About 1.65 million homes in southeastern China is without power. Typhoon Meranti slammed the region Thursday with strong winds and lashing rain. The storm lost strength after sweeping across southern Taiwan. Ahead of it the level was of super typhoon, which caused landfall. State television reported many flights and train […]

The United States President Barack Obama finally said “it’s the right thing to do” for Myanmar. Obama said economic sanctions on the country would be lifted following a meeting with Myanmar de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the White House on Wednesday. Suu Kyi is a former political […]

A train accident near Multan city in Pakistan killed 6 passengers and injured 100 others. Rescue operations are underway and the death toll may increase further. A Karachi-bound train collided at Sher Shah with a frieght train just ahead of dawn (local time) on Thursday. Railway official Saima Bashir said […]

Leaving Thailand the Super Typhoon Meranti has hit mainland China with strong winds and soaking rains. On Wednesday afternoon it struck near Xiamen in the Fujian province with the highest speed of 230 miles per hour. Weather forcasters said Meranti is the strongest storm this year and is the most […]

The Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, Feast of Sacrifice, started with morning prayers and continued with feasts as well as visits to friends and family for exchange of gifts in Syria amid a fragile peace offered by a ceasefire deal brokered by the United States and Russia. The Syrian regime […]