Asia
Christians seek solace in prayer after Indonesia disasters
Palu, Oct 7 (AP/UNB) — Christians dressed in their tidiest clothes flocked to Sunday sermons in the earthquake and tsunami damaged Indonesian city of Palu, hoping for answers to the double tragedy that inflicted deep trauma on their community.
Indonesia considers making devastated areas mass graves
Palu, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — Search teams pulled bodies from obliterated neighborhoods in the disaster-stricken Indonesian city of Palu on Saturday as more aid rolled in and the government said it was considering making devastated areas into mass graves.
Israel places new restrictions on Gaza after protests
Jerusalem, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — Israel announced new restrictions on Gaza Saturday, weeks after the territory's Hamas rulers stepped up protests along the enclave's land and sea borders with Israel.
Pakistani court allows officials to quiz opposition leader
Lahore, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — A Pakistani court on Saturday said it would allow the country's anti-graft body to hold opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif for 10 days to interrogate him about alleged links to a multi-million dollar housing scam, his party said.
20 killed as overcrowded minibus falls into gorge in Kashmir
Srinagar, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — At least 20 people were killed and 16 others injured on Saturday when an overcrowded minibus fell into a deep gorge along a mountainous road in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.
India signs $5 billion deal for Russian air defense systems
New Delhi, Oct 06 (AP/UNB) — India signed a $5 billion deal to buy five Russian S-400 air defense systems on Friday despite a looming threat of U.S. sanctions on countries that trade with Russia's defense and intelligence sectors.
Interpol president reported missing after trip to China
Paris, Oct 5 (AP/UNB) — A French judicial official says the president of Interpol has been reported missing after traveling to China.
Gunmen kill 2 Kashmir activists from pro-India party
Srinagar, Oct 5 (AP/UNB) — Suspected rebels on Friday shot and killed two activists affiliated with a pro-India Kashmiri political group in the disputed region's main city, officials said, as authorities prepared for elections with the deployment of tens of thousands of additional soldiers in the already highly militarized region.
Crew recount terror of tsunami that dumped ferry in village
Wani, Oct 5 (AP/UNB) — The captain and crew sailing the Sabuk Nusantara ferry to new owners on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi got the task done and then some.
Rescuers detect possible sign of life under quake-hit hotel
Palu, Oct 5 (AP/UNB) — A French rescue team said Thursday it has detected a possible sign of life under the rubble of a hotel in Indonesia's Sulawesi island nearly a week after it was hit by a powerful earthquake and tsunami, as the death toll rose to more than 1,500.