North Waziristan: US drone attack kills 4 militants

According to sources, the drones fired two missiles on a house and killed four militants after which fear gripped the area.

The sources further said that the casualties in the attack are feared to be increased.

School Blown up in Khyber, Explosion in Hangu, No Casualties

trendpk: A roadside bomb exploded in Hangu on Monday. No casualties were reported.

The explosion took place in Kotaki area of Hangu, but no casualties were reported. Security forces reached on the site. The bomb was planted on the roadside by militants.

On the other hand, militants blew up a girls primary school in Khyber Agency.

Scarlett Johansson, Ryan Reynolds to divorce

LOS ANGELES: Hollywood stars Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds have called it quits after two years of marriage, they said in a statement on Tuesday.

“After long and careful consideration on both our parts, we”ve decided to end our marriage. We entered our relationship with love and it”s with love and kindness we leave it,” their statement said.

Johansson, the 26-year-old star of movies such as “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” and “He”s Just Not That Into You,” married Reynolds in September 2008. The 34-year-old Canadian native, whose credits include “Van Wilder” and the upcoming “Green Lantern,” was previously engaged to singer Alanis Morissette.

US Weekly cited a source as saying their marriage was strained by time spent apart on movies, while People magazine said they actually separated about six months ago. Coincidentally, People recently named Reynolds “the sexiest man alive” in its annual survey.

Their breakup is the latest in a flurry of celebrity splits announced this week. Other casualties include the marriages of model Elizabeth Hurley and Indian businessman Arun Nayar, and “Dexter” stars Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter.

At least 18 killed in shopping centre fire

BEIJING: A fire in a shopping centre in the northern Chinese city of Jilin left 18 people dead, officials said on Saturday.

The State Administration of Work Safety said the fire broke out on Friday morning in the complex located in the city’s downtown Yunchun Road shopping area.

The official news agency Xinhua said another 24 people were injured in the blaze and a total of 91 people were rescued.

It said an investigation into the cause of the blaze was underway.

Calls to the city government, police, and emergency services rang unanswered on Saturday.

Most of the casualties were staff as the fire broke out shortly after shops opened when few customers were inside, China’s state broadcaster CCTV said.

Firefighters doused the charred store front with water canons as black smoke billowed from the building.

Fire chief Lin Hong

Plane with 68 onboard crashes in Cuba

HAVANA: A plane carrying 68 people crashed in central Cuba on Thursday night, the Cuban national television reported.

The ATR-72 turboprop plane of the state-run Aero Caribbean airline crashed near the village of Guasimal, 355 km east of Havana, in the central Sancti Spiritus province, the Civil Aeronautics Institute of Cuba (IACC) said.

There were no reports on the casualties so far.

The plane, with 61 passengers and seven crew members including 28 foreigners onboard, was flying to Havana from the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba at 4:45 p.m. (2145 GMT).

The plane lost contact with the control tower at 5:42 p.m. local time (2242 GMT).

An emergency committee has been formed to investigate the accident. An Il-18 plane of the Aero Caribbean airline crashed in mount Isabel de Torres in the Dominican Republic in 1992, killing all 34 people

Plane with 68 onboard crashes in Cuba

HAVANA: A plane carrying 68 people crashed in central Cuba on Thursday night, the Cuban national television reported.

The ATR-72 turboprop plane of the state-run Aero Caribbean airline crashed near the village of Guasimal, 355 km east of Havana, in the central Sancti Spiritus province, the Civil Aeronautics Institute of Cuba (IACC) said.

There were no reports on the casualties so far.

The plane, with 61 passengers and seven crew members including 28 foreigners onboard, was flying to Havana from the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba at 4:45 p.m. (2145 GMT).

The plane lost contact with the control tower at 5:42 p.m. local time (2242 GMT).

An emergency committee has been formed to investigate the accident. An Il-18 plane of the Aero Caribbean airline crashed in mount Isabel de Torres in the Dominican Republic in 1992, killing all 34 people

British units ‘under scrutiny over Afghan deaths’

KABUL: Three British military units in Afghanistan face questions about their conduct after details of their involvement in attacks on Afghan civilians emerged, a report said.

Of casualties caused by British forces, two-thirds involved troops from the three units, reported Britain’s Guardian newspaper, which obtained the information from the government through freedom of information legislation.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) released information about 21 incidents in response to the paper’s demands.

The information revealed that the Cold Stream Guards shot four civilians in Kabul over four weeks, while the Royal Marine commandos killed or wounded civilians eight times in six months.

And a third unit, the Rifles, were involved in three incidents last year.

Children were among the casualties and a man with mental health problems was attacked on

Pakistan denies India land transit route to Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has denied India land transit route to Afghanistan while Trade Minister Amin Fahim has said that Afghanistan has been allowed to use land route to India for trade.

At the 7th round of talks for Afghanistan Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA), the head of Pakistan delegation Himayatullah said the agreement has been reached.

He said under the agreement India cannot be allowed to use land route to Afghanistan and that India could only use air and see routes.

Blast at Sargodha Imam Bargah; casualties feared

SARGODHA: Casualties are feared in a blast that has ripped through an Imam Bargah here in Sargodha block 19, Geo News reported on Sunday.

Rescue and relief activities have been kick-started at the site of the incident.

The blast occurred when preparations were being made for Namaz-e-Maghribain.

Fire kills at least 40 in Iraq

SULAIMANIYA: A fire at a hotel in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya killed 40 people, including foreigners, and injured at least 23 others, a hospital source said on Friday.

The fire, at the hotel in the central area of the city, began late on Thursday and raged out of control for several hours. At least three of the victims died jumping from the third floor to escape the flames, an official said.

“Most of the people who were killed were choked because of the smoke. They could not get out,” said Dr. Reqot Hama-Rasheed, head of the health department in the city.

A source at the city”s emergency hospital said the death toll was 40, with another 23 people injured. Women and children were among the casualties.

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