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Pakistan: Suicide bombing in Lahore kills 26, wounds 54. Pakistan: Suicide bombing in Lahore kills 26, wounds 54 LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struck near a police team in the eastern city of Lahore Monday killing at least 26 and wounding another 54, many of them police officers. An outlawed Taliban faction claimed responsibility. Senior police officer Haider Ashraf said a suicide bomber on a motorcycle targeted police guarding a demolition site at Kot Lakhpat's vegetable market on the outskirts of Lahore. Ashraf said it was believed earlier that the bomb was in a car, but it was later discovered that the vehicle belonged to a police officer, among the eight officers killed. He said many of 54 wounded are policemen and several bystanders were wounded by the impact of the powerful blast. Ashraf added that near the blast site a high rise building houses important information technology offices but the apparent target was the police gathering. ...

Sea level warning as Greenland darkens Greenland iceImage copyright Kate Stephens Image caption The Greenland ice sheet covers an area about seven times the size of the UK. Scientists are "very worried" that the melting of the Greenland ice sheet could accelerate and raise sea levels more than expected. They say warmer conditions are encouraging algae to grow and darken the surface. Dark ice absorbs more solar radiation than clean white ice so warms up and melts more rapidly. Currently the Greenland ice sheet is adding up to 1mm a year to the rise in the global average level of the oceans. It is the largest mass of ice in the northern hemisphere covering an area about seven times the size of the United Kingdom and reaching up to 3km (2 miles) in thickness. This means that the average sea level would rise around the world by about seven metres, more than 20ft, if it all melted. That is why Greenland, though remote, is a focus of research which has direct relevance t...

Justin Bieber cancels remaining Purpose World Tour date Justin BieberImage copyright Getty Images Image caption Bieber had been expected to play another 14 dates in Asia and North America Justin Bieber has cancelled the rest of his Purpose World Tour because of "unforeseen circumstances", his publicist has said. The move will affect 14 dates in Asia and North America over the next three months. Bieber has performed more than 150 shows since the tour promoting his 2015 album Purpose began in March 2016. The tour grossed $93.2m (£71.5m) in the first half of 2017, with an average of almost 40,000 ticket sales per date. The singer himself has not yet commented on the decision on social media, but unnamed sources told US media he was "just over it" But a statement on his website read: "Justin loves his fans and hates to disappoint them. "He is grateful and honoured to have shared that experience with his cast and crew for over...

A young Nigerian lady who was already set to become a happily wedded wife, has perished in a tragic road accident. This is Akwa Ima, a young Nigerian lady who died in a road accident recently. Akwa Ima, reportedly, was already set to wed but died in the fatal accident in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom state. Her friend Esther Essiet took to Facebook on Saturday to mourn her sad death and wrote: 'My friends, today is another sad day for ACTION, have never been this sad In my whole life, Akwa Ima, instead of me coming to your marriage, I am preparing to come to your burial . "Today is a day I will never forget In my life, Goodbye my sister, goodbye my friend goodbye the beautiful one, goodbye a friend in need /indeed, Action will forever miss you.' 'I Hrt u. Rest in peace, May God accept your soul in Jesus name AMEN.'

A man and woman who were having s*x inside the sea have been given a rude embarrassment after being caught in act. They were marched from the sea Photos have shown the shocking moment two British tourists were frogmarched n*ked along a Thai beach and arrested – after being accused of having s*x in the sea. According to The Sun UK, the couple were spotted together in chest-high water in front of beachgoers on Sunday morning at 2.30am in Pattaya, Thailand. Shocked onlookers sitting just yards reported to police the pair were having s*x and officers arrived and forced the pair to get out of the water. Footage shows the drunk couple stumbling along the sand and falling back into the ocean as two unimpressed officers with torches look on. The naked man – a 26-year-old from London – and the unnamed woman in just a bra were eventually made to get dressed and pack away their beach hammock. The woman can be heard protesting in English: “We’re not going to the police station, we’r...

No fewer than 10 people died in an accident on  the Ife-Ibadan express way on Sunday, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. The Police Public Relations  Officer in Osun, DSP  Folashade Odoro, confirmed the incident in a statement in Osogbo. Odoro said six females and four males lost their lives in the accident which occurred at 12 pm. She also said that two males sustained serious injuries, adding that they were receiving treatment at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital,  Ile-Ife, Odoro  said the accident involved a Toyota Hiace bus marked  MUS 702 XZ and a Iveco Tanker  with number plate YNF 327 XA. The spokesperson  said the bus was coming from Ore in Ondo State  and  heading to Ibadan before  it rammed into a tanker attempting  to make a U-turn on the expressway. The tanker was said to be conveying petrol and the collision resulted in an explosion. Odoro said that the corpses had been deposited at  th...

Nigeria releases first photo of ailing president in almost 80 days Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, dining in Britain with senior members of his political party on Sunday. Nigeria released a photograph of President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, the first in almost three months after he left the country on May 7 for medical leave in Britain. In stark contrast to his first absence, when numerous photos of a notably skeletal leader were published, the presidency had released no images of Buhari during his current medical leave until now. That sparked speculation ranging from his ability to contest the 2019 election for a second term to his death. The president is on his second medical leave so far this year, the majority of which he has spent being treated for an undisclosed ailment in London. The picture purports to show Buhari dining in Britain with senior members of his political party on Sunday, according to an accompanying statement from the presidency. Report was un...