A nearly 125-year-old historic Hindu temple has been demolished in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province allegedly to expand the premises of a madrasa. Minority organizations and rights activists of the country have strongly condemned the incident and demanded a proper investigation.
Bank of America Vice President Erin Piacenti, 32, has been killed in a stabbing at Times Square in New York. A 68-year-old person has been seriously injured in this incident and is under treatment in hospital.
Nepal has demanded climate compensation after massive loss of lives and damage in the devastating floods. The country is strongly raising this demand on the international stage after more than one thousand people were killed and many went missing in the devastating disaster of the last week.
A bus crash in Egypt's eastern Sinai Peninsula killed 16 people and injured 28 others on Wednesday, the health ministry said.
The death toll from catastrophic flooding, landslides and mudslides triggered by the Bhote Koshi River in Nepal has risen to 1,127, while 4,858 people remain missing, authorities said.
A US missile strike hit a wedding gathering in southern Iran, killing at least five people, including a child, and injuring 63 others, Iranian officials said.