Asia
Death toll in China chemical plant explosion rises to 44
Beijing, Mar 22 (AP/UNB) — The death toll in an explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China has risen to 44, with another 90 people seriously injured, the local government reported Friday.
Taliban kill 6 paramilitary troops in southwestern Pakistan
Quetta, Mar 20 (AP/UNB) — Pakistani authorities say militants overran a remote security outpost in southwestern Baluchistan province, killing six members of the paramilitary forces.
Death toll from Indonesia floods, mudslides rises to 89
Jayapura, Mar 19 (AP/UNB) — The death toll from flash floods and mudslides triggered by torrential downpours in eastern Indonesia has risen to 89, with dozens of others missing.
Pramod Sawant sworn in as new chief minister of India's Goa state
New Delhi, Mar 19 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Pramod Sawant was early Tuesday sworn in as the new chief minister of western Indian state of Goa, officials said.
Born into al-Qaida: Hamza bin Laden's rise to prominence
Dubai, Mar 18 (AP/UNB)— The boy is only 12 years old and looks even younger and smaller kneeling next to the wreckage of a helicopter, flanked by masked jihadis carrying Kalashnikov assault rifles with bandoliers strapped across their chests.
Flash floods, slides in eastern Indonesia kill at least 58
Jayapura, Mar 17 (AP/UNB)— Flash floods and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia's easternmost province, killing at least 58 people and leaving thousands homeless, disaster officials said Sunday.
Afghan troops go missing after fleeing battle with Taliban
Kabul, Mar 17 (AP/UNB) — Around 100 Afghan soldiers fled their posts and tried to cross into neighboring Turkmenistan during a weeklong battle with the Taliban, officials said Sunday, in the latest setback for the country's battered security forces.
Bombing aboard train kills 3 in southwest Pakistan
Pakistan, Mar 17(AP/UNB) — Police in Pakistan say a bomb explosion aboard a moving train has killed at least three passengers and wounded seven others in the country's volatile southwest.
5 killed, 30 injured as footrbridge collapses in India
New Delhi, March 15 (Xinhua/UNB) -- At least five people were killed and more than 30 others injured Thursday evening after a footbridge collapsed in Mumbai, police said.
India, Pakistan officials meet to discuss border opening
New Delhi, Mar 14 (AP/UNB) — Indian and Pakistani officials are meeting amid easing of tensions to discuss opening a visa-free border crossing to allow pilgrims to easily visit a Sikh shrine close to the border with Pakistan.