Fire engulfs Pakistani train, kills at least 65
A fire swept through a Pakistani train on Thursday, killing at least 65 people and injuring nearly 40 after a gas canister that passengers were...
U.S. Interior Dept. grounds all non-emergency Chinese-made drones: DJI
Chinese drone maker DJI said on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Interior has grounded all non-emergency Chinese-made or part-made drones as part of a...
Exclusive: WHO, Congo eye tighter rules for Ebola care over immunity concerns
The World Health Organization and Congolese authorities are proposing changes to how some Ebola patients are cared for, new guidelines show, after a patient’s death...
Spain’s far-right seen boosting score in Nov.10 election: poll
Spain’s far-right Vox party could nearly double its score in a repeat parliamentary election on Nov.10, a tracking poll by Sigma Dos for0 El Mundo...
Fire engulfs Japan’s World Heritage-listed Shuri Castle
A fire tore through Japan’s World Heritage-listed Shuri Castle on Thursday, reducing the main hall of the more than 500-year-old landmark to a skeleton....
Shops shuttered, streets deserted as Kashmir loses special status and is divided
Shops and offices were shut in Indian Kashmir on Thursday and the streets largely deserted as federal authorities formally revoked the restive state’s constitutional autonomy...
Pakistani protesters descend on capital to demand PM quits
Thousands of anti-government demonstrators were due in the Pakistani capital on Thursday to demand that the government step down, piling more pressure on Prime Minister...
Train fire in Pakistan kills at least 46 after cooking accident
A fire swept through a Pakistani train on Thursday killing at least 46 people, police said, after a gas canister passengers were using to cook...
Philippines’ 6.5 earthquake kills at least five
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rocked southern Philippines still reeling from two strong tremors this month, killing at least five people and causing previously damaged buildings...
Red hot bust: Australian police seize 400 kilos of ‘ice’ hidden in chili sauce bottles
Four men have been arrested for smuggling 400 kilograms of crystal meth, or ice, worth an estimated A$300 million ($210 million) concealed in bottles of...