China says consulate staff safe after attack in Pakistan
All staff working in China’s consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi are safe, China’s foreign ministry said on Friday, after three suicide bombers attacked it.
South Koreans lock themselves up to escape prison of daily life
For most people, prison is a place to escape from. For South Koreans in need of a break from the demands of everyday life, a day in a faux jail is the escape.
Islamic State claims attacks in West Africa caused 118 casualties
Islamic State claimed responsibility for five attacks in an area it calls the “State of West Africa” that it said resulted in 118 casualties in the past week, according to a video posted on its account on the messaging website Telegram late on Thursday…
Rebels attack Chinese consulate in Pakistan’s Karachi, two police killed
Three suicide bombers attacked the Chinese consulate in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi early on Friday, but were killed before entering the building, the city’s police chief said.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan orders inquiry into attack on Chinese consulate
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday ordered an inquiry into the attack on China’s consulate in the coastal city of Karachi in which two policemen were killed.
Islamic State says attacks in West Africa killed 118
Islamic State claimed responsibility for five attacks in an area it calls the “State of West Africa” which it said had resulted in 118 casualties in the last week.
Pakistan minister says Chinese staff ‘all safe’ in attacked consulate
All 21 Chinese staff in the country’s consulate in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi are safe after an attack by suicide bombers and have been moved to a safer location, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Friday.
Bombers killed in Pakistan before they entered Chinese consulate: police
Three suspected suicide bombers who attacked the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Friday were killed before they were able to enter the facility, the police chief of the city of Karachi said.
American tourist rescued in Australia after long night at sea
An American tourist was rescued off Australia’s northeast coast on Thursday after his boat capsized, forcing him to spend a cold and lonely night on his overturned vessel as it drifted on the tide.
Gunmen attack Chinese consulate in Pakistan’s Karachi: sources
Gunmen attacked the Chinese consulate in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi early on Friday and appeared to have entered a part of it, security sources and media said.
