5,034 people were injured in the quakes, which left tens of thousands of people missing

Gaza health officials said an Israeli drone strike killed three civilians and injured several others yesterday, the latest violence to hit the Palestinian territory despite a ceasefire.

Pakistani airstrikes killed dozens of people in eastern Afghanistan, with Islamabad saying yesterday it targeted militants but the Afghan government reporting civilian casualties.

Rescue teams raced on Sunday to find more survivors of the two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela this week, with signs of life bringing occasional relief to a grim quest to whittle down a list of tens of thousands missing.

Iranian and US technical teams working on the implementation of an interim peace deal are expected to meet in Doha in the coming days, a source told Reuters yesterday, after tit-for-tat weekend strikes threatened to derail the fragile accord.

The motive for the incident in Stade, close to the port city of Hamburg, was not immediately clear, say police

A 4.6-magnitude aftershock struck north of Caracas, USGS said

Uncertainty over the talks followed renewed tit-for-tat attacks between the US and Iran in recent days despite an April ceasefire

British American Tobacco announced Monday sweeping job cuts as the cigarette maker axes 5,500 roles globally and outsources another 3,500 to help slash costs.

Iran's foreign ministry said Monday it had held the first meeting with Oman on managing the Strait of Hormuz since Tehran and Washington signed their preliminary deal to end the Middle East war

Outbreaks of looting have hit the coastal state of La Guaira -- neighboring Caracas -- much of which is now a vast mountain of rubble after Wednesday's disaster

US and Iranian forces traded strikes in recent days despite a fragile June 17 memorandum of understanding (MOU) that seeks a comprehensive end of the conflict that began in late February and disrupted shipping through the vital Strait of Hormuz

The Taliban government said the airstrikes hit three eastern provinces, killing 36 civilians and wounding 163

The US and Iran have traded strikes in recent days despite a fragile June 17 memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the conflict that began in late February

Uganda’s leading independent media group said it was under “military siege” yesterday after the army chief ordered the shutdown of its newspapers, TV station and radio outlets.

Iraqi security forces deployed in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone early yesterday with the raid targeting “several politicians”, a security official told AFP.

Three Pakistani Rangers were killed in a terror attack in the southern megacity Karachi on Saturday evening, the country’s military said, following an explosion and heavy gunfire.

Several people were injured, including one seriously, when lightning struck a tree at an amusement park in southern Sweden yesterday, the park and officials said.

A helicopter crash in Saudi Arabia killed 14 Saudi citizens yesterday, the kingdom’s official press agency reported, adding that the aircraft belonged to state oil giant Aramco.

Boos followed Venezuela’s interim leader Delcy Rodriguez during a visit to a Caracas neighborhood pulverized by two massive earthquakes.