Rio De Janeiro: At least 52 inmates were killed in a prison riot in northern Brazil on Monday as rival gang factions fought each other, an official said.

Three people were killed and 12 others injured Sunday after a shooting at an annual food festival in Northern California, according to a city official.

Manila: Eight people were killed and dozens injured when a series of earthquakes struck islands in the far northern Philippines early Saturday, toppling historic buildings and sending terrified locals fleeing their homes.

Washington: Days after the meeting between President Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, the United States notified the Congress on Friday of its decision to approve foreign military sales worth USD 125 million to support the F-16 fighter jets of Pakistan.

Wellington: Aya Al-Umari said she feels like her brother will be accompanying her and will constantly be in her prayers when she travels to Mecca next month to take part in the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

North Dakota: A California college student majoring in biology just found something rare and special.

 Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India in connection with the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, was on Thursday further remanded to judicial custody until August 22, when he will appear once again via videolink from his London prison cell.

 Three bombings struck the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least ten people including five women and one child, officials said.