The death toll from a recent explosion and fire at a Pakistan ship-breaking yard has risen to 20, officials said Saturday, as an inquiry committee met for the first time to determine responsibility. At least 59 others were wounded early this week when a gas cylinder exploded and started a ...
A roadside bomb has killed 11 people on their way to a wedding in the northern Afghan province of Faryab, officials said Friday, as civilian casualties rise in the war-torn country. The blast occurred on Thursday just as 30 Afghan civilians were killed in US air strikes in the neighboring ...