Israel used excessive deadly violence against Freedom Flotilla: UN Report

UNITED NATIONS: A UN report on blocking of Turkish Freedom Flotilla says that Israel used “excessive” deadly violence against a Turkish-led aid flotilla to Gaza.

Eight Turkish nationals and an American of Turkish descent died in the May 31, 2010 raid when Israeli special forces in speed boats and dropped from helicopters raided the six vessels in international waters.

At Least 18 People reported Killed as a deadly Hotel bombing in Nowshera Pakistan

Noshera : A bomb exploded inside a northwestern Pakistani hotel on Thursday, killing at least 18 people and wounding more than 14, police said.

"The hotel was destroyed, along with an adjacent hotel. Six nearby shops were badly damaged," Mohammad Hussain, a senior police officer in Nowshera where the blast took place said.