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Death toll from oil tanker fire in Pakistan jumps to 158

ByAPDwriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,June27(APD)--DeathtollfromoiltankerfirethatbrokeoutinBahawalpurdistrictofPakistan'seasternPunjabprovinceonSundayhasjumpedto15

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U.S.-led airstrike kills dozens in IS-held prison

TheSyrianObservatoryforHumanRightssaidonTuesdaydozensofpeoplewerekilledinanairstrikebelievedtohavebeencarriedoutbytheU.S.-ledcoalitiononanIslamicStateprisoninea

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Kiev car bomb kills colonel in Ukrainian military intelligence

AcolonelinUkraine'smilitaryintelligencewaskilledbyacarbombincentralKievonTuesday,thedefenseministrysaid,describingtheincidentasa"terroristact".Policesaidanexplo

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35 reported safe, 73 still missing after southwest China landslide

Asof10a.m.Tuesday,35outof118peoplereportedmissingfollowingSaturday'slandslideinMaoxiancounty,southwestChina'sSichuanProvincehavebeenconfirmedsafe,reportedChinan

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One killed, one injured after Ukraine car blast

AcarexplodedinUkraine’scapitalKievonTuesdaymorning,killingthedriverandreportedlyinjuringatleasttwootherpeople.ThedriverwasseverelyinjuredintheblastinSolomyansky

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Six officers hurt as campaigners clash with riot police in England

Sixpoliceofficerswereinjuredasprotesterslitfiresandthrewbricksduringamarchoverthedeathofamanafteratrafficstop.CampaignersallegeEdirFredericoDaCostawas"brutallyb

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Explosion heard from ship off the coast of Somalia, official says

AhugeexplosionwasheardfromashipoffthecoastofSomalia'sPuntlandregionlateonMondayandflamewasseenrisingfromwhatwaspossiblyaforeignnavalvessel,anofficialtoldReuters

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Torrential rain batters southern China

HeavyrainsstruckseveralareasalongthesouthregionofYangtzeRiverinChina.ThisroundofrainfallhasbeenpummelingsouthernChinasinceJune22.AreasinAnhui,Hunan,ZhejiangandG

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24 migrants rescued in Niger, dozens more feared dead

Twenty-fourWestAfricanmigrantswererescuedanddozensmorefeareddeadaftertraffickersdesertedtheminNiger'snortherndesertwithoutfoodorwater,aseniorlocalofficialsaid.T

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8 killed as Afghan army launches raids to trace militants

EightmilitantswerekilledandfiveotherswoundedamidoperationsconductedbytheAfghanarmyintworestiveprovinces,thecountry'sDefenseMinistrysaidonMonday.Theministrysaidi

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Death toll climbs to 153 in oil tanker fire incident

ThedeathtollfromSunday'soiltankerexplosioninPakistanclimbedto153.ThetragedystruckPakistanontheeveofEidholidayonSunday.ThefestivalmarkstheendoftheMuslimfastingmo

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148 evacuated as landslide hits SW China's Yunnan Province

148peoplewereevacuatedaslandslidestruckSanhecountyofZhaotongcity,southwestChina'sYunnanProvinceearlyMonday,accordingtoChinanews.com.Theincidenthappenedataround2

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Indonesian police killed in fresh IS-linked attack in N. Sumatra

ByAPDwriterMaverickJAKARTA,June25(APD)–ApoliceondutywaskilledinawatchpostofNorthSumatrapoliceheadquartersinprovincialcapitalofMedanonearlySunday,stabbedbytwomil

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Taliban militants kill 10 policemen in W Afghanistan

TenpoliceofficerswerekilledinanattackcarriedoutbytheTalibanonapolicecheckpointinwestAfghanistan'sHeratProvinceonSundaymorning,Xinhuahasreportedcitinglocaloffici

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16 dead, 8 injured as truck veers off road in N. Bangladesh

Atleast16peoplewerekilledandeightothersinjuredasacement-ladentruckveeredoffaroadinRangpurdistrict,some304kmoffcapitalDhaka,onSaturdaymorning,alocalpoliceofficia

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Two dead after heavy rain pummels C China

AtleasttwopeoplehavebeenkilledafterheavyrainlashedcentralChina'sHunanProvincefortwoconsecutivedays,causinglossesfor466,500people.ThetwodeathsoccurredinYongshunC

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One Chinese injured as tour bus hits bridge in Paris

Atleastfourpeoplewereinjured,includingoneChinesenational,whenadouble-deckertouristbusslammedintotheAlexandreIIIbridgeinParisonFriday,accordingtolocalmedia.Thein