Grieving relatives of 29 people murdered by a rogue soldier in Thailand held Buddhist prayer ceremonies Monday, as questions multiply over how and why the unprecedented shooting spree happened.
The death toll from the novel coronavirus surged past 900 in mainland China on Monday, overtaking global fatalities in the 2002-03 SARS epidemic, even as the World Health Organization said the outbreak appeared to be stabilising.
Taliban militants attacked an airfield in the northern Kunduz province triggering gun battle which left six militants dead on Sunday, army spokesman in the restive province Abdul Khalili said.
A total of 35 militants have been confirmed dead as a cleanup operation continues in Balkh district of the northern Balkh province in Afghanistan, said an army statement released here Monday.
