Two children were killed after unidentified persons hurled grenades into a home in Afghanistan's eastern region of Nangarhar, Khaama Press reported, citing officials, on Tuesday.
The deaths reported occurred in three states that have suffered the worst. As of early August, 64 people had died in Pima County, Arizona; 39 in Maricopa County, Arizona; 26 in Clark County, Nevada; 11 in Webb County, Texas; and seven in Harris County, Texas.
Two Russian missiles struck residential structures in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk area, resulting in at least eight fatalities and 31 injuries, said the Ukrainian officials
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said in a statement on Monday that three men who were killed were Josh Bischof, an assistant chief at Cal Fire; Tim Rodriguez, a fire captain at Cal Fire; and Tony Sousa, a contract pilot, the New York Times reported.
City Superintendent of Police (SSP) Arif Aziz said, "The paramilitary force’s officer was attacked by armed pillion riders while he was on duty at the check post on Al-Falah Road in Chakiwara. The attackers opened fire and quickly fled the scene."
"Miscreants had planted a remote explosive device to target a vehicle carrying Balgatar UC Chairman Ishtiaq Yaqoob and others who were returning from a wedding ceremony," the Dawn quoted Amjad Somro, Deputy Commissioner of Panjgur.
One terrorist was shot dead and the other was injured as infiltration bid was foiled in Poonch sector. Security forces recovered arms and ammunition from the terrorist killed along the Line of Control (LoC) here on Monday.
In China's main grain-producing region in the northeast, days of torrential rain have resulted in severe flooding that has killed 14 people and raised questions about food security as floodwaters flooded farmlands, CNN reported.
On Sunday, the Havelian-bound Hazara Express derailed at Dadwah, 1.5 kilometres off Serhari Railway Station of Taluka Shahdadpur, killing 34 people and over 100 injured.