Israeli troops kill four Palestinian militants on Gaza border – military
Israeli forces killed four heavily-armed Palestinians as they attempted to cross the Gaza border on Saturday, the Israeli military said....
Russian nuclear agency says five killed in accident at test site
Russia’s state nuclear agency Rosatom said on Saturday that five of its staff members were killed in an accident during tests on a military site...
Tanzania tanker blast kills dozens as crowds siphon fuel
A fuel tanker exploded in Tanzania on Saturday, killing dozens as flames ripped through crowds that had gathered to siphon petrol from it....
Iran’s Khamenei urges haj pilgrims to oppose U.S. Israeli-Palestinian plan
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday condemned a U.S. blueprint to end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and called on haj...
India’s Kashmir clampdown pushes some in Pakistan to discuss rejoining militants
Three decades ago, Ali Mohamad says he made a trip into Indian-controlled Kashmir to join a small armed militant group. Now he works in a...
Typhoon in eastern China causes landslide, killing 18 people
Eighteen people were killed and 14 were missing in eastern China on Saturday in a landslide triggered by a major typhoon, which caused widespread transport...
Muslims at haj gather on Mount Arafat to atone for sins
Two million Muslims gathered at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat on Saturday amid the summer heat and regional tensions for a vigil to atone for their...
Fighting rages in Yemen’s Aden as UN calls for dialogue
Fierce fighting broke out on Saturday in Yemen’s southern port of Aden between nominally allied forces that have turned on each other, exposing rifts in...
Death toll from India floods rises to 95, hundreds of thousands evacuated
The death toll from floods in India’s states of Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra rose to 95, official figures showed on Saturday, as heavy rain and...
Typhoon in eastern China causes landslide, killing 13 people
Thirteen people were killed and 16 were missing in eastern China on Saturday in a landslide triggered by a major typhoon, which also caused hundreds...