Drugs seized in raids on southern Chinese village

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 12:56

Police in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have seized nearly three metric tons of the drug crystal methamphetamine.

Bombing in northern Iraq city kills 19

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 01:53

A truck packed with explosives blew up in a city north of Baghdad n Thursday, killing at least 19 people, as security forces and allied tribesman battled to put down an uprising by al Qaeda-linked militants who overran police stations in several Sunni cities.

Gas poisoning kills 9 in China

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 19:01

Suspected gas poisoning claimed nine lives in a village in southwest China, a media report said today.

Six killed in Philippines blast

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 10:07

Six people were killed and six wounded when a bomb exploded at a New Year party in a remote village of Philippines`s Basilan province, security official said Wednesday.

Shots at rally in northern Afghan province kill 2

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 17:21

An Afghan official says gunshots erupted during a rally in a northern province where a group was protesting the selection of candidates for the 2014 elections, killing two people and wounding eight.

44 Iraqi lawmakers resign over anti-Sunnis government actions

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 05:33

As many as 44 members of Iraqi parliament announced their resignation Monday to protest against the government`s latest moves on Sunni Arabs, including the demolition of a protest site and the arrest of a Sunni parliamentarian in the Anbar province.

Woman, two children killed in northwest Pakistan

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 14:15

A woman and her two children were killed today after roof of their house collapsed following a blast in the adjacent house in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan.

Syrian troops kill 20 rebels in Homs province

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 07:29

The Syrian troops Saturday killed at least 20 rebels in the central province of Homs, as part of other heavy blows they have recently been dealing to the rebels in different areas, mainly the countryside of the capital Damascus, the official SANA news agency reported.

Four killed in fire at shopping mall in China

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 14:16

Four persons have been killed and 35 others injured after a fire triggered by a natural gas explosion broke out in southwest China.

Six killed in China coal mine explosion

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 16:50

Six people were confirmed dead and one injured after a coal mine gas blast in southwest China`s Guizhou province, local authorities said.

Three injured, houses flattened by China quake

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 20:17

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake on Monday jolted central China`s Hubei Province, injuring three persons and topping 79 homes.

Three security personnel killed in Peshawar blast

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 12:46

A roadside bomb blast on Monday killed three personnel of the bomb disposal unit who were on their way to defuse another explosive device elsewhere in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan`s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.