Pakistani author Reema Abbasi recently launched in Delhi her latest book "Historic Temples in Pakistan - A Call to Conscience" in New Delhi, India. The book documents Hindu temples and pilgrimage sites in Pakistan, and includes 400 photographs.

The two-week Kawad Yatra, involving pilgrims carrying pots of water from the river Ganga to their local temples came to an end on July 25 in India.

Kaohsiung - Shocked residents in a Taiwanese neighbourhood rocked by multiple deadly gas blasts called on authorities Saturday to relocate a number of industrial pipelines running underneath the country's densely populated second city.

Kunshan - An explosion killed 65 people as it ripped through a factory in eastern China on Saturday, a government broadcaster said, injuring 150 in what appeared to be an industrial accident.

New York - Medical examiners ruled that the case of a New York man wrestled to the ground and choked to death in a police arrest in July was a homicide.

Moscow - Photos taken by a Russian soldier have sparked controversy after it was revealed they may have been taken in Ukraine, despite Moscow's denials that its troops have intervened in the conflict across the border.

Washington - The US House of Representatives passed a bill to fund the child migrant crisis on the southwest US border hours after President Barack Obama vowed to act alone to tackle the problem.

Washington - US President Barack Obama hosts an unprecedented gathering of African leaders next week with only four nations left off the guest list despite concerns over rights abuses in many countries.

A young deer was being held and is belly was being rubbed, but when the belly rub stops and the man tries to put the deer down, it starts to cry.

Las Vegas - The season of Indiana Pacer Paul George is almost certainly over while the future of USA's National Team in the FIBA World Cup is in doubt.

Kyiv - US President Barack Obama has told Russia's leader of his "deep concerns" about Moscow's increased support for separatists in Ukraine as international experts finally gathered more remains at the crash site of downed flight MH17.

Tunis - Tunisia closed the Ras Aidir crossing to Libya today (August 1) as thousands of Egyptian and other foreign nationals fleeing the violence in Libya without proper visas tried to break through the crossing.

Conakry - West Africa's Ebola-hit nations have agreed to impose a cross-border isolation zone at the epicentre of the world's worst-ever outbreak, amid warnings that the deadly epidemic is spiralling out of control.

In June, construction spending in the U.S. had its largest decrease in over three years, affecting the government, housing and non-housing sectors.

Santiago - The Honourable House of Deputies of Chile will be discussing a bill that seeks to ban salt shakers in restaurant tables. According to two lawmakers, salt intake has increased significantly in Chile and people need to be educated about it.

London - NATO must rethink its long-term relationship with Russia and strengthen the alliance's ability to respond quickly to any threat, British Prime Minister David Cameron said Saturday.

Gaza - At least 107 Palestinians were killed and an Israeli soldier was missing presumed captured as a fresh wave of violence swept through the Gaza Strip Saturday following the failure of an agreed ceasefire.

Washington - Extreme-left MSNBC political pundit Ed Schultz thinks Pres. Barack Obama could be about to hand the Senate to Republicans by using so-called executive orders to distribute work-permits to millions of illegal immigrants.

One of Israel's largest newspapers has published a pair of shocking op-ed pieces, one of them by a blogger who explicitly endorses genocide against the Palestinian people.

Most households with children in the United States have no unemployed members, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which means that in a home with two parents, both parents are likely working.