At least eight persons died in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh early on Wednesday morning after a truck filled with sand overturned and fell on their vehicle, confirmed a local cop.
A commando force of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) conducted an operation against militants of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group in the southern part of the northern province of Nineveh, leaving six IS militants killed, the CTS said Monday.
Hospitality venues in Wales will be barred from serving alcohol and must close early under new coronavirus restrictions to be introduced later this week, the Welsh government said Monday.
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Monday said she will seek a second referendum on independence if her Scottish National Party (SNP) wins at elections in May.