At least 19 people, including four soldiers, were killed in a suicide bombing today, as gunmen in military fatigues kidnapped 29 people, the latest victims of the violence and lawlessness sweeping Iraq, police said.

IRISH international Aaron O’Callaghan made the perfect start to his US collegiate career by claiming victory in his debut tournament.

Nearly 30 people – including a dozen schoolchildren – are feared dead after landslides triggered by torrential rains hit southeastern Burma, a Red Cross official said today.

INSURGENTS attacked a police headquarters in southeastern Afghanistan, sparking a battle yesterday that killed at least 15 fighters and seven Afghan police, a police chief said.

AIR traffic controllers last night lost contact with a Tans Peru plane carrying 42 passengers plus four crew as it approached a small mountain airport in a northern Peruvian jungle.

A truck carrying wedding guests collided head-on with another truck, killing at least 30 people in the southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, police said today.