Illegal campfire behind deadly Big Sur wildfire: Official
AP, San Francisco :A deadly wildfire that continues to spread near California’s scenic Big Sur was started by an illegal camp fire, a fire official...
International
Erdogan accuses West of `supporting coup plotters`
AFP, Istanbul :President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out at Turkey’s Western allies over last month’s failed putsch, accusing them of supporting “terror” and demanding...
Saraqeb ‘attacked with chlorine gas’
A helicopter has dropped barrels suspected to contain chlorine gas on a town in northern Syria, a doctor and rescuers have said.About 30 people were...
Gujarat CM resigns after Dalit protests
Dawn.com, New Delhi :In a sign of growing trouble for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Anandiben Patel, the woman chief minister of...
`Army killed 347 Shia followers of Zakzaky` in Nigeria
Al Jazeera News :A public inquiry on Monday accused the Nigerian army of killing 347 Shia Muslims and dumping them in a mass grave in...
India flood kills 96, forces 1 million into relief camps
AP, Gauhati :The death toll in flooding from heavy monsoon rains in India has climbed past 90, with about a million people taking shelter in...
Hillary regains firm lead on Trump after convention: Polls
Hillary Clinton got a support bounce of four to seven percentage points after the Democratic National Convention and now holds a substantial lead over Donald...
News In Brief
Japan defense papers raises concerns about China, N KoreaAP, Tokyo Japan called North Korea’s nuclear and missile development a “grave and imminent threat” to the...
Kerry calls on Russia, Assad to `restrain` from offensive strikes
AFP, Washington :US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday urged Russia to “restrain” itself and the government in Syria as fierce fighting there continues...
Saraqeb ‘attacked with chlorine gas’
A helicopter has dropped barrels suspected to contain chlorine gas on a town in northern Syria, a doctor and rescuers have said.About 30 people were...
Hillary regains firm lead on Trump after convention: Polls
Hillary Clinton got a support bounce of four to seven percentage points after the Democratic National Convention and now holds a substantial lead over Donald...
Gujarat CM resigns after Dalit protests
Dawn.com, New Delhi :In a sign of growing trouble for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Anandiben Patel, the woman chief minister of...