Fierce Typhon Talas hits Japan killing more than 42 people

Tokyo: A fierce typhoon hit western Japan on Tuesday due to which thousands of people were stranded and the death toll rose to 42, which only increased the misery on a nation which was slowly recovering from the earthquake and tsunami. 

Torrential rain brought by powerful Typhoon Talas, which made landfall Saturday and was the deadliest in seven years, caused rivers to swell and triggered floods and landslides that swept away buildings, homes and roads.

Another Afghan Governor killed by Taliban

KABUL: Taliban roadside bomb blows up the vehicle of an Afghan district governor and three of his guards on Tuesday in the east of the country, according to an official.

The governor of Sherzad district in Nangarhar province, was killed along with his guards while driving to work in the troubled region.

Libyan convoy with Qadhafi rumoured aboard crosses to Niger

SHISHAN:  There are reports of a Libyan military convoy with Moamer Qadhafi rumoured aboard has crossed into Niger, as new regime fighters were poised to strike at the toppled strongman’s last bastions. 

Qadhafi’s spokesman, Moussa Ibrahim, however insisted the fugitive dictator is in top health and planning his country’s defence, and that he and his sons were ready to fight to the death, though he gave no clue of their whereabouts.