6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Northern Afghanistan

1. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake rocked Afghanistan’s northeast, close to the country's borders with Pakistan and Tajikistan.

2. A Syrian airstrike has targeted the position of Jaish al-Islam group near the Syrian capital Damascus.

3. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says it will take a lot of efforts to help restore stability in the Middle East.

4. Leader of the Roman Catholic Church Pope Francis has called on the world to unite and end the atrocities committed by Daesh terrorists in many countries.

5. Israeli soldiers have shot dead a Palestinian woman over an alleged car ramming attack in a town east of the West Bank city of Ramallah.

6. Iraqi forces press ahead to retake the Western city of Ramadi from Daesh terrorists despite obstacles such as sniper fire and booby traps.

7. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has held talks with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif during a surprise visit.

8. A suspected arson attack has caused considerable damage to an under-construction refugee camp in the German state of Baden Wirttem berg.

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