The epicentre of the 4.2 magnitude of earthquake was Koh-e Hindukush in Afghanistan. While its depth was measured 121 kilometers, a meteorological department official said.
The jolts of the quake were also felt in parts of Khyber Pakhtonkhwa, however no reports of casualties or any damage were received.
Tremors stirred panic among people who rushed out of their homes and remained outdoor for some time.
The two Japanese automakers already have a technology and production tie-up, and Toyota was now considering providing fuel-cell and plug-in-hybrid technology to Mazda, said the two sources, who were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
Mazda, in return, was considering offering its partner fuel-efficient gasoline and diesel engine technology under its proprietary SkyActiv series, the sources said.
Mazda has been trying to develop FCVs on its own, but it has decided to team up with Toyota, which produces the Mirai, the world’s only mass-market fuel-cell car, the sources said.
Toyota has said hydrogen FCVs offer the most promising zero-emission alternative to conventional cars since they have a similar driving range and refueling time.
Toyota has already decided to share some of its patents concerning fuel cell technology for free, hoping this will speed up the development of the infrastructure.
The Nikkei business daily reported the two companies intended to reach an agreement on the partnership soon.
Toyota and Mazda officials said nothing has been decided. (Reuters)
Forrest County Coroner Butch Benedict said both officers were shot Saturday in Hattiesburg and taken to hospital where they were confirmed dead, according to The Clarion-Ledger newspaper.
At least one of the officers was alive when he entered the hospital, the newspaper reported.
Officials did not say what the motive was for the attack.
Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree urged residents to stay indoors while police searched for the shooter.
Police said they believed the suspect stole a police car after the shooting, which was later found abandoned.
The Clarion-Ledger said it was the first police killing in Hattiesburg in 30 years.
A plainclothes police officer in New York died Monday after he was shot in the head by a suspect.
He was the third on-duty officer killed in the past five months, following the shooting death of two other New York policemen in December. – AFP
Mr. Sharif condemned the killing of DSP Zulfiqar Zaidi in a firing incident at Shah Faisal area of Karachi last night.
In a statement, the PM also sought a report about the incident and emphasized on the need for boosting the morale of police force as it had a key role in maintaining law and order.
He reaffirmed the government’s resolve to restore peace and stability in Karachi at all costs, he said in a statement.
The coalition of Arab states had called on civilians to evacuate Saada, the city in northern Yemen where support for Houthi rebels is strongest, before the bombing but it was unclear how they could leave.
“The indiscriminate bombing of populated areas, with or without prior warning, is in contravention of international humanitarian law,” the U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen Johannes van der Klaauw said in a statement later in the day.
“Many civilians are effectively trapped in Saada as they are unable to access transport because of the fuel shortage. The targeting of an entire governorate will put countless civilians at risk.”
A coalition spokesman said the latest wave of aerial bombing, on about 100 locations, was in response to the shelling of Saudi border areas by Houthi forces this week.
The air strikes targeted bases of Houthi leaders across Saada and Hajja provinces, said Brigadier General Ahmed Asseri, as well as hitting tanks and other military vehicles.
Other strikes targeted Sanaa airport’s runway, a Yemeni official there said, and Houthi targets in the al-Sadda district of Ibb in central Yemen, residents there said.
In the southern port city of Aden, clashes continued on Friday and Saturday in the central Crater, Khor Maksar and Mualla districts as the Houthis and forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh shelled local militias trying to oust them from the city.
However, the Houthis were pushed back from parts of Dar al-Saad in the city’s north into Lahj Province, local militias said, and faced fighting in al-Dhala Province.
In Shabwa province, east of Aden, four men including a suspected al Qaeda leader were killed in a drone strike, local officials said.
FEARS OF PROXY WAR
The coalition has bombarded the Houthis and army units loyal to Saleh since March 26, but eased back on the strikes in late April and on Friday offered a five-day truce starting on May 12 if other parties agreed.
The Saudis and nine other Arab countries, backed by the United States, Britain and France, hoped to force the Houthis back to their northern heartland and restore the exiled government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who is in Riyadh.
The Houthis are mainly drawn from the Zaydi sect of Shi’ite Islam that predominates in Yemen’s northern highlands. They took advantage of political chaos to seize Sanaa and then advance further south over the past year, aided by Saleh.
Riyadh fears the Houthis will act as a proxy for their main regional rival, Shi’ite Iran, to undermine Saudi security, and that their advance into Sunni regions will add a sectarian edge to the civil war, strengthening an al Qaeda group in Yemen.
Iran and the Houthis deny funding, arming or training is coming from Tehran, and analysts say the rebel group is unlikely to become an all-out proxy for the Islamic Republic in the mold of Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday the Saudi-led campaign was the work of an “inexperienced” government that did not understand the region’s politics. (Reuters)
According to details, unidentified gunmen opened fire at the transgenders near Moti Mahal due to which two of them were killed and two others were injured.
The wounded were rushed to a local medical facility where they are being treated for their injuries.
The law enforcement agencies have launched the investigation of the incident.
Police team, deployed on snap-checking, flagged down a vehicle in Shah Faisal Colony, but culprits inside the car opened fire on the cops. In retaliation by the police, three criminals were killed.
The cops recovered weapons, hand grenades and a snatched car from their possession.
Police claimed that the slain criminals were involved in targeting DSP Alfalah Tariq Saeed besides several criminal activities.
Meanwhile, police conducted a search operation at a graveyard in Paposh Nagar and arrested 11 suspects.
Evren had received treatment at the GATA military hospital since 2012 but his condition turned critical on Saturday when he was taken out of an intensive care unit and attached to a respirator.
His lawyers and family were summoned to the hospital, Anatolia said.
The former president was sentenced to life in prison last June along with former air force commander Tahsin Sahinkaya, 90, for their roles in the putsch 35 years ago.
The two were the only surviving members of the junta at the time of the trial.
As head of the armed forces, Evren seized power in a pre-dawn assault on September 12, 1980, and went on to rule for the next nine years. (AFP)
The aircraft was due to be delivered to another NATO customer, Turkey, and was on its maiden test flight when it crashed in a field one mile (1.6 km) north of Seville’s San Pablo airport. It was the first ever crash of an A400M.
Airbus said four Spanish employees had been killed and two surviving crew were in hospital in serious condition.
The newspaper El Pais said the crew had detected a fault and asked permission to land, but hit an electricity pylon while attempting an emergency landing.
Tracking data from the Flightradar24 website indicated the plane had wheeled to the left before coming down.
An Airbus spokesman declined to comment on possible causes. Airbus said it had sent a team to investigate.
The crash delivers a fresh blow to Europe’s largest defense project, which is still struggling to overcome delays and cost overruns that led to a bailout by European governments in 2010.
Britain and Germany said they were suspending A400M flights while they awaited more information on what caused the crash.
A plume of black smoke rose from the site, where hardly anything was left of the plane amid black, scorched earth.
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, speaking to journalists near the site, asked for maximum transparency from Airbus on the reasons for the crash.
“An incident like this is not the best for our industry … It remains to be seen if it was purely circumstantial or if a mistake was made,” he said, adding that the Spanish defense minister would meet his German and French counterparts on Sunday to discuss the incident.
The A400M Atlas was developed for Spain and six other European NATO nations – Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Turkey – at a cost of 20 billion euros, making it Europe’s biggest single arms contract. It entered service in 2013 after a delay of more than three years. (Reuters)
In a statement issued, the prime minister advised the provincial government to beef up security across Sindh especially in Karachi.
He stressed on the need to take measures to enhance police performance in the province.
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PM Sharif also sought the report of DSP Zulfikar Zaidi’s killing from concerned authorities.
“The role of police in maintaining law and order is highly important and the government is resolved for the restoration of peace in Karachi,” read the statement.