KATHMANDU: Rescuers battled Wednesday to reach survivors of a deadly new earthquake in Nepal that triggered landslides and brought down buildings, as the search continued for a US military helicopter that went missing while delivering aid. Thousands of traumatised survivors … read more
BEIRUT: The Islamic State jihadist group has seized large parts of a strategically located town in Syria´s central Homs province in clashes that killed 48 soldiers and militants, a monitor said Wednesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the … read more
PHILADELPHIA: Rescuers on Wednesday combed through the mangled wreckage of a derailed train in Philadelphia after an accident that left at least six dead, as the difficult search for possible survivors continued. Mayor Michael Nutter said the death toll could … read more
Geneva: The World Health Organization, reeling under stinging criticism for its late response to the worst ever Ebola outbreak, on Tuesday said it was creating a blueprint to handle future disease outbreaks. A two-day meeting of the UN agency was … read more
Harare: Zimbabwe on Tuesday announced a 16-man squad to tour Pakistan for three one-day and two T20 internationals. The tour beginning on March 22 is the first by a Test-playing nation since terror attacks on the Sri Lankan team bus … read more