Sunday, September 4th, 2016
Road accident in Zabul, Afghanistan leaves 35 dead
KANDAHAR: At least 35 people were killed Sunday when a passenger bus collided with a fuel tanker and burst into flames in Zabul province of Afghanistan, in the latest road accident in the war-torn country. Many of the victims, including women and children, were burned beyond recognition in the accident in Zabul province, one of the areas worst affected by the Taliban insurgency. “The passenger bus was on its way from Kandahar to Kabul when it collided with a fuel tanker in Jildak area of Zabul,” provincial governor Bismillah AfghanmalRead More
Syria ceasefire deal with Russia close but ‘not there yet’: Obama
HANGZHOU, SEPT 04 (DNA) – President Barack Obama has said the United States and Russia were working on Sunday to try to finalize a ceasefire in Syria that would allow more deliveries of humanitarian aid in the war-torn country. A deal could be announced as early as Sunday, a senior U.S. State Department official said on the sidelines of the G20 summit in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou. “We’re not there yet,” Obama told reporters after a meeting with UK Prime Minister Theresa May, noting previous ceasefires had failedRead More