An ambush on a
Turkish military convoy in the south-eastern
Şırnak Province by
PKK militants kills 3 Turkish soldiers.
(BBC)
Disasters and accidents
A heat wave hits the
Middle East with
Baghdad recording a top temperature of 50 °C (122 °F) and the
Iranian city of Bandar Mahshahr recording a near world record
heat index temperature of 74.0 °C (165.2 °F).
(Washington Post)
At least 30 people are killed in a landslide that struck villages near
Pokhara, Nepal.
(Reuters UK)
Former Central Military Commission Vice-Chairman, General
Guo Boxiong, is accused of taking bribes in exchange for the promotion of officers and expelled from the Communist Party of China.
(BBC)
An ambush on a
Turkish military convoy in the south-eastern
Şırnak Province by
PKK militants kills 3 Turkish soldiers.
(BBC)
Disasters and accidents
A heat wave hits the
Middle East with
Baghdad recording a top temperature of 50 °C (122 °F) and the
Iranian city of Bandar Mahshahr recording a near world record
heat index temperature of 74.0 °C (165.2 °F).
(Washington Post)
At least 30 people are killed in a landslide that struck villages near
Pokhara, Nepal.
(Reuters UK)
Former Central Military Commission Vice-Chairman, General
Guo Boxiong, is accused of taking bribes in exchange for the promotion of officers and expelled from the Communist Party of China.
(BBC)