Paris [France], July 6 (ANI): A unique study of ancient diamonds has shown that the basic chemical composition of the Earth's atmosphere which makes it suitable for life's explosion of diversity was laid down at least 2.7 billion years ago.
Tokyo (Japan) July 6 (ANI): Rescue workers continued to search for survivors three days after a large mudslide swept through a coastal city, killing at least four people and leaving two dozen others unaccounted for.
Kabul (Afghanistan) July 6 (ANI): At least 16 security personnel were killed in an attack by the Taliban on a security checkpoint at the Salma Dam in western Herat province.
Bangkok [Thailand], July 5 (ANI/Xinhua): An explosion and ensuing fire injured at least 20 people at a chemical factory near the Thailand capital Bangkok on Monday.
Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): The Biden administration has fallen short of the July 4 COVID vaccination goal to have 70 per cent of Americans at least partially vaccinated.
Maputo [Mozambique], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 32 people were killed and dozens more were injured in a road accident on Saturday night in Maputo Province, southern Mozambique, Radio Mozambique (RM) reported on Sunday.
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 4 (ANI): At least three civilians and 24 Taliban terrorists killed in two eastern Afghan provinces as fighting intensifies in the war-torn country.
Barangay [Philippines], July 4 (ANI): A military plane carrying at least 85 people crashed in the southern Philippines on Sunday, local media reported.
Lagos [Nigeria], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): At least seven persons were killed in separate gunmen attacks on communities in northwestern Nigeria's Kaduna state, an official said on Saturday.
Geneva (Switzerland), July 3 (ANI): At least six children were killed on Saturday in several attacks on three villages in the northwest of Syria, confirmed the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Muzaffarabad [PoK], July 3 (ANI): At least six members of a family died on Saturday and two children were injured after their vehicle plunged into the Neelum River in Muzaffarabad city in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), officials said.