ISLAMABAD -- Four people were killed when the roof of a house collapsed in Chaman district of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, police said on Saturday.

The incident took place early Saturday morning in Chaman's Bypass Road area, killing four members of a family including children, police officials in the area told local media. (Pakistan-Accident-Deaths)

- - - -

ADEN, Yemen -- Unidentified gunmen killed a senior military official of Yemen's government forces in the country's southwestern province of Taiz, a security official told Xinhua on Saturday.

"Two masked gunmen riding a motorcycle opened fire and assassinated colonel Yasser Al-Hashidi in the Wadi Al-Qadi neighborhood in the center of Taiz province late on Friday night," the local security official said on condition of anonymity. (Yemen-Gunman-Military)

- - - -

HOUSTON -- An unusually massive outbreak of thunderstorms, including devastating tornadoes, on Friday struck at least 15 U.S. states in the South and the Midwest, causing multiple injuries, severe damage and widespread outages.

From northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, including Chicago and Milwaukee, tornadoes watches extend nearly 1,000 miles (1,600 km) all the way to Mississippi and Texas, affecting tens of thousands of people on Friday, according to meteorologists with AccuWeather, a U.S. weather TV network. (US-Tornado-Damage)

- - - -

MOGADISHU -- The Somali National Army (SNA) killed 14 al-Shabab militants during an onslaught in the Southwest State of Somalia, an official said Saturday.

Ali Mohamed Habbad, the SNA commander for the 60th division, told Somali National News Agency (SONNA) that the troops also captured several militants and recovered weapons during the operation. (Somalia-Militants) Enditem

Related

Go to Forum >>0 Comment(s)