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Roadside bomb claimed by Pakistan Taliban kills eight in northwest
Roadside bomb claimed by Pakistan Taliban kills eight in northwest
by  AFP

A bomb killed the former head of a pro-government militia and seven others in northwestern Pakistan, officials said Wednesday, in an attack claimed by the local Taliban. The attack was claimed by the outlawed Tehreek–e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), who said Khan was involved in the killing their members.

Two dead in shooting at Thai military facility
Two dead in shooting at Thai military facility
by  AFP

A Thai soldier killed two people and wounded one other in a shooting at a military facility in Bangkok on Wednesday, police and army officials said. In the aftermath of the shooting, police officers and soldiers guarded the gates of the facility, part of a large complex of military buildings in the north of the capital.

Health groups calls for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty
Health groups calls for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty
by  AFP

Around 200 health organisations and more than 1,400 health professionals on Wednesday called for governments to establish a binding international treaty on phasing out fossil fuels, which they said pose "a grave and escalating threat to human health". The WHO was among the health organisations from around the world who signed the letter.

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