US President Barack Obama made these comments at a White House Iftar meal for Muslims breaking their fast.

Chelsea begin the defence of their Premier League title at home to new boys West Brom.

“Yes, this tour has been cut short, it will be for a few hours now,” a presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar said.

India has offered the assistance for provision of relief material from India for the affectees of the massive floods.

Tharanga guided Sri Lanka to a three-wicket victory over New Zealand with a solid half-century.

US President Barack Obama will host an Iftar meal at the White House on Friday.

The flood threat at Muzaffargarh was averted on Thursday as the authorities plugged all breaches in the Tuhairy canal.

Ban Ki Moon would be arriving in Islamabad on Saturday to assess the damage caused by the deadly floods in Pakistan.

Iran's first nuclear power plant, being built by Russia in the city of Bushehr, will formally launch next week.

Heavy rains in west China killed 29 people and heightened fears of disease outbreak in a mudslide-ravaged town.