2 soldiers, 2 terrorists killed in military operation in NW Pakistan

The Pakistani army said on Wednesday that it has killed two terrorists and injured four others during an operation in Khyber district of the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Around 36,000 Afghan refugees return home from Iran
Nearly 36,000 Afghan refugees have returned to Afghanistan from neighboring Iran over one month, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Wednesday.
9 killed in truck-van collision in Pakistan's Sindh
At least nine people were killed late Tuesday night in a road accident in the Thatta district of Pakistan's southern Sindh province, the rescue department told Xinhua on early Wednesday morning.
S. Korea's births keep falling in February
South Korea's births kept falling for the 87th straight month in February, fueling concerns about a so-called demographic cliff, statistical office data showed Wednesday.
New Sudan ceasefire broken within hours
The Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces promised to lay down their weapons to "facilitate humanitarian efforts." They agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire, ..............
Powerful earthquake jolts western Indonesia, tsunami alert issued
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's western province of West Sumatra early Tuesday and was potential of triggering a tsunami, the meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
Sudan's warring parties agree to 72-hour ceasefire
Warring parties in Sudan say they have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire from the start of Tuesday.