Pakistan: Seven dead, 5 rescued as building collapses in Wah Cantt
Palestine: Israeli forces detain 8 Palestinians in E Jerusalem
Palestine: Israel to demolish 14 homes in Jerusalem’s E1
Palestine: Israeli soldiers kidnap 3 Palestinians in W Bank
Syrian opposition rejects UN Aleppo freeze plan
US: Kerry denounces UN Rights Council “Obsession” with Israel
Libya: Parliament picks controversial General as Army Chief
Yemen: US drone attack kills 3 people in Shabwa
Palestine: Over 280 Palestinians kidnapped by Israeli forces in Feb
Palestine Israeli army storms W Bank
Palestine: Two young Palestinians shot in Duheisha Camp
Pakistan: Girls’ school damaged in Karachi bomb blast
South Sudan: UN fears 100s of children kidnapped
Egypt: Court lists Hamas as “terrorist organization”
Iraq reopens museum looted in US-led invasion
Venezuela President imposes mandatory visas for US citizens
Palestine: 3 kidnapped by Israeli forces in W Bank
Palestine: Israeli forces destroy protest camp for 10th time
North Korea issues US threat after stealth bombers arrive
North Korean state media have reported that leader Kim Jong-un has ordered his top generals to put missile units on stand-by. The claim follows the deployment of two US B-2 stealth bombers to the region. The report from the … Continued
Australia: Detectives investigate internal dispute & ISIS involvement after shooting outside Shia Muslim centre
[Photo: Mosque shooting victim Rasoul Al Mousawi] By Sarah Crawford The Daily Telegraph: A MAN was shot outside a Shia Muslim prayer hall in front of horrified worshippers, including women and children. Granville man Rasoul Al Mousawi, 47, was … Continued
China: HK police arrest 45 protesters
HONG KONG, (Xinhua): Hong Kong’s police said they arrested 45 people on Wednesday morning as they cleared Lung Wo Road in Admiralty. Traffic has been resumed on the road as of press time. Thirty-seven men and eight women were … Continued
Australia: Dozens of anti-Muslim attacks as Islamic leaders warn of community fear
Sunday Morning Herald: Reports have emerged of Muslim women being subjected to intimidation and violence. Liberal MP Wyatt Roy and Labor’s Amanda Rishworth agree this is abhorrent. There have been at least 30 attacks on Muslims – mainly against … Continued
China: Hong Kong government employees return to work
Hong Kong Civil servants have begun returning to work as the protests that have disrupted the city for more than a week dwindled. Student activists have said steps are being taken for reform talks with the government. The streets … Continued
China: Hong Kong protest groups welcome talks, Beijing claims cause ‘doomed’
Tensions appear to have eased on the streets of Hong Kong after the territory’s leader said talks would take place with pro-democracy activists. Beijing’s official mouthpiece has said the protesters’ cause is “doomed.” Protesters attend a rally as they … Continued
Japan: More than 30 believed dead after volcano eruption
Japanese rescuers say they have found more than 30 people feared to be dead at Mount Ontake volcano, which erupted suddenly on Saturday (seen above). If confirmed, they would be the first deaths in an eruption in Japan since 1991. … Continued
Philippines: Muslim solon offended by ‘rebel’ stereotype in proposed Bangsamoro bill amendment
[Photo: Anak Mindanao Representative Sitti Djalia Turabin-Hataman] By Marc Jayson Cayabyab MANILA, (Inquirer): A Mindanao solon took offense in the suggestion of amending the Bangsamoro basic bill to explicitly prohibit any secessionist movement in Mindanao. During … Continued
China: 13 dead in firework plant explosion
[Victims of firework plant explosion receive medical treatment at a hospital in Liling City, central China’s Hunan Province (Xinhua) ] CHANGSHA, (Xinhua): Thirteen people have been confirmed dead and one more remained missing after an explosion at … Continued
China: Eight dead, 24 missing in SW China rainstorms
CHONGQING, (Xinhua): Eight people died and 24 others were missing as of early Tuesday after rainstorms brought landslides to southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, said the local rescue headquarters. More than 500 professional rescuers, including fire-fighters and armed police, have … Continued
Japan: Death toll rises to 40 in Hiroshima landslide
Rescuers and volunteers in western Japan are continuing efforts to find survivors amid mud and debris after Wednesday’s devastating landslides. More that 40 people are confirmed dead, with dozens still missing. Emergency officials combing through destroyed houses on the … Continued
Japan: Torrential rains unleash deadly landslide killing a dozen people in Hiroshima
More than a dozen people have been killed in Japan after unseasonable flooding unleashed a deadly landslide. Japan’s prime minister plans to send several hundred military personnel to the area for disaster relief. A landslide swept through the … Continued
China: 44 killed after Tibet tour bus falls into valley
[An injured passenger is transferred from the scene of a three-vehicle pile-up in Nyemo County, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region (Xinhua/Chogo)] LHASA, (Xinhua): Forty-four people were killed and 11 others injured after a tour bus fell into a valley following … Continued
Japan marks 69th anniversary of US bombing of Hiroshima
[Picture provided by Japan’s Association of the Photographers of the Atomic (Bomb) Destruction of Hiroshima on results of the US nuclear bomb] Japan has marked the 69th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The city’s mayor called … Continued
China: 65 dead, 150 injured in factory blast
[Rescuers work at the site of the factory blast in Kunshan City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, in this photo taken with cellphone on Aug. 2 (Xinhua)] NANJING, (Xinhua): A powerful factory blast has killed 65 people and injured more than … Continued
China: At least 18 killed in China rainstorms
[Rescuers evacuate people trapped in flood water in Jishou, central China’s Hunan Province (Xinhua/Peng Biao)] GUIYANG/GUANGZHOU/CHANGSHA, (Xinhua): Continuous rainstorms have battered several provinces in China this week, killing at least 18 people and affecting several million. In southwest China’s Guizhou … Continued
Japan: Southern Japan on alert after Typhoon Neoguri sweeps across Okinawa
Typhoon Neoguri has weakened slightly after making landfall in Okinawa and then into the East China Sea. The storm is projected to make landfall in Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu on Thursday. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned that severe … Continued
China rainstorms leave at least 26 dead
BEIJING, (Xinhua): At least 26 people have been confirmed dead and 10 others are missing after rainstorms in several provinces in south and central China, according to reports from local flood control authorities. In central China’s Hunan Province, … Continued
China: 15 dead, five missing in south China rainstorms
GUANGZHOU, (Xinhua): At least 15 people died and five others remained missing after downpours hit south China’s Guangdong Province since Wednesday, local authorities said. The rainstorms, labelled as occuring once every 100 years, slashed Guangzhou, Zhaoqing and Qingyuan … Continued
China: Explosions at market in Xinjiang capital claim 31 lives
[Police officers stand guard near a blast scene, which had been cordoned off, in downtown Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 22. (Xinhua/Cao Zhiheng)] Blasts in China’s restive Xinjiang region have killed 31 and … Continued
China sends ships to evacuate nationals in Vietnam
[Passenger ship “Wuzhishan” leaves for Vietnam from Xiuying port in Haikou, capital of south China’s Hainan Province. or Vietnam. (Xinhua/Wei Hua)] BEIJING, (Xinhua): China is to send five ships to Vietnam on Sunday to evacuate Chinese nationals caught in … Continued
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