Asia
Monsoon flooding death toll climbs to 164 in South Asia
Gauhati, July 20 (AP/UNB) — The death toll in monsoon flooding in South Asia has climbed past 160 as millions of people and animals continue to face the brunt in three countries, officials said Saturday.
Hong Kong police seize explosives ahead of weekend protests
Hong Kong, Jul 20 (AP/UNB) — Police in Hong Kong raided a homemade-explosives manufacturing lab ahead of another weekend of protests in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
Sheila Dikshit, former Delhi CM and Congress leader, passes away
New Delhi, Jul 20 (UNB) - Former chief minister of Delhi and senior Congress leader Sheila Dikshit passed away in Delhi on Saturday at the age of 81 years, reports The Times of India.
Monsoon flooding death toll rises to 152 in South Asia
Gauhati, Jul 20 (AP/UNB) — The death toll in monsoon flooding in South Asia has risen to 152 as millions of people and animals continue to face the brunt in three countries, officials said Saturday.
Sonbhadra killings: In detention, Priyanka Gandhi meets victims’ family members
Dhaka, July 20 (UNB) - Family members of the victims in Sonbhadra firing case met Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Saturday at the Chunar guest house in Mirzapur where she was detained on Friday from visiting the district. “Two relatives of victims have come here to meet me, 15 others are not being allowed to meet me. Even I am not being allowed to meet them,” Priyanka told, reports The Indian Express.
Explosion at gas factory in central China kills at least 12
Beijing, Jul 20 (AP/UNB) — The death toll has risen to 12 in a gas plant explosion in central China, authorities said Saturday.
Priyanka’s illegal arrest shows increasing insecurity of Yogi government: Rahul Gandhi
Dhaka, July 19 (UNB) - Hitting out at the Uttar Pradesh government after Priyanka Gandhi was stopped from proceeding towards Sonbhadra to meet the victims of a clash, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the arrest was an arbitrary use of power by the Yogi Adityanath government, reports India Today.
Explosion outside Kabul University kills 6, wounds 27
Kabul, Jul 19 (AP/UNB) — A powerful bomb exploded outside the gates of Kabul University in the Afghan capital on Friday, killing at least six people and wounding 27, according to police and health officials.
South Korean dies from self-immolation near Japan's embassy
Seoul, Jul 19 (AP/UNB) — A 78-year-old South Korean man died hours after setting himself ablaze near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Friday, police said, at a time of worsening tensions between Seoul and Tokyo.
Man shouting 'You die!' kills 33 in Japan anime studio fire
Tokyo, Jul 19 (AP/UNB) — A man screaming "You die!" burst into an animation studio in Kyoto, doused it with a flammable liquid and set it on fire Thursday, killing 33 people in an attack that shocked the country and brought an outpouring of grief from anime fans.