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Explosion rocks near intelligence office in Afghan capital

AnexplosionrockednearanintelligenceagencyofficeincentralneighborhoodofKabulonMonday,withunknowncasualties,sourcesandwitnessessaid.(ASIAPACIFICDAILY)

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Smoke alarm: Indonesians take tiny steps against Big Tobacco

AneighborhoodintheIndonesiancapitalhasinformallydeclareditselfasmoke-freezoneasstudentsplanfurtherprotestsagainstwhattheyseeasanincreasedeffortbycigarettecompan

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Death toll rises to 35 in car bomb explosion in eastern Baghdad

​Up to 35 people were killed and 61 others wounded on Monday in a car bomb explosion at a Shiite neighborhood in eastern Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

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U.S. sinful of plunging Iraqis into abyss of misery

"I wonder if it is enough for British and U.S. officials to say that they regret the invasion of Iraq as it was only a mistake. How about my family's life which was turned miserable by the war? How about my husband and sons who lost their lives in the chaos and bloody violence?"

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At least two killed in France's industrial area explosions

​Two explosions, probably due to gas, hit an industrial area of southwest France's Bayonne Thursday, killing at least two people, local media reported.

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Blast rocks Syria's Homs, casualties feared: state TV

​A car bomb blast rocks a pro-government district of Syria's central city of Homs on Tuesday, leaving unknown number of casualties, state-run TV reported.