Flashfloods kill 34 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: At least 34 people have been killed in flashfloods triggered by monsoon rains in Pakistan, an official said on Thursday. full story... 

Turkish soldiers kill 16 PKK militants after convoy attack

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Turkish troops have killed 16 Kurdish guerrillas in an operation in south-east Turkey targeting militants who launched a bomb attack on a military convoy that killed five soldiers, the local governor's office said on Thursday. full story... 

China to give $4.7m in aid for Syrian refugees: Xinhua

BEIJING: China will give 30 million yuan ($4.7 million) in humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday. full story... 

Militants kill three police in Pakistan's northwest

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Militants on Thursday shot dead three police officers in Pakistan's troubled northwest, where troops are waging an offensive to battle a homegrown insurgency. full story... 

Egypt's president to visit China: official

BEIJING: Egypt's new President Mohamed Morsi will make his first official visit to Beijing next week, China's foreign ministry said. full story... 

HRW slams Bangladesh's 'cruel' Rohingya policy

DHAKA: Human Rights Watch on Thursday blasted the Bangladeshi government's "cruel" restrictions on humanitarian aid to Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing persecution and violence in neighbouring Myanmar. full story... 

Mutaz Barshim wins in Germany

EBERSTADT: Qatari high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim equaled his outdoor personal best of 2.35M to clinch the 34th Internationales Hochsprung-Meeting in Eberstadt, Germany. full story... 

Kim Jung Eun to attend NAM Summit - KCNA

PYONGYANG: The Supreme leader of North Korea Kim Jung Eun will attend the 16th Tehran NAM Summit as a sign of DPRK’s good will and in response to the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s invitation, the official DPRK news agency (KCNA) early Thursday morning reported. full story... 

Singapore casinos fined more than $1 million since opening

SINGAPORE: Singapore's two casinos have been fined more than $1 million since they opened in 2010, mostly for violating laws aimed at deterring locals from gambling, official data showed Thursday. full story...