Many injured by blast in China’s eastern Ningbo city, cause unknown
BEIJING (Reuters) – A powerful blast on Sunday morning in China’s eastern Zhejiang province brought down buildings and injured many people, state media reported, while police said the cause had still to be determined.
Nepal begins historic vote, army says rogue Maoists behind blasts
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepalis began voting for a new parliament on Sunday with the army on alert as a series of small blasts blamed on a rogue Maoist group reminded the Himalayan nation of the violence and instability it is hoping to leave behind.
Factory blast in China’s eastern Ningbo city, casualties feared
BEIJING (Reuters) – An explosion on Sunday morning in a factory in China’s eastern Zhejiang province has caused casualties, but the numbers were not immediately known, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing local authorities and witnesses.
Iran warns it would increase missile range if threatened by Europe
LONDON (Reuters) – The deputy head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned Europe that if it threatens Tehran, the Guards will increase the range of missiles to above 2,000 kilometers, the Fars news agency reported on Saturday.
Some Bali flights resume after volcano interrupts travel
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Some international airlines have resumed flights to Bali on Sunday after the Indonesian island’s Mount Agung volcano erupted for the second time in less than a week on Saturday evening.
Suspected Boko Haram militants take over northeast Nigeria town: residents
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram took over a town in the restive state of Borno in northeast Nigeria on Saturday, residents said.
Five migrants wounded as shots fired in Calais brawl
LILLE, France (Reuters) – Five migrants were wounded on Saturday when shots were fired during a brawl in the northern French port of Calais, the local prefect’s office said.
Argentina faces ‘hope and hopelessness’ in submarine search
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – No sign of the Argentine submarine lost in the South Atlantic since Nov. 15 has been found despite a massive international search effort, while families of the 44 crew members face the increasing likelihood that their loved one…
Support for Irish PM’s party falls as snap election nears
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Support for Ireland’s governing Fine Gael party fell in a poll on Saturday as a political crisis that has left the country three days away from the calling of a snap election showed no sign of being resolved.
Pakistan government calls in army after police, Islamists clash
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s government on Saturday called on the army to help clear a sit-in by Islamist hard-liners blockading the capital after police clashed with activists and religious protests spread to other cities.
