15 DEAD AS GUNMEN STORM AFGHAN GOVT BUILDING, 11 KILLED IN BUS BOMBING

JALALABAD: A suicide bomb and gun attack by militants on an Afghan government building in Jalalabad on Tuesday killed at least 15 people, some burned “beyond recognition”, officials said, the latest in a series of assaults on the eastern city. On the other side of the country a roadside bomb apparently intended for security forces hit a passenger bus and killed 11 people, marking yet another bloody day for civilians who have borne the brunt of violence in Afghanistan. The attack in Jalalabad targeted the compound of the refugees and repatriations department. In the western province of Farah on Tuesday the bomb which hit the bus killed at least 11 people and wounded 31. REUTERS

Man blows himself up on Belgium football field

BRUSSELS: A European man in his mid-50s blew himself up on an empty football field in the

Belgian town of Verviers in an apparent suicide, deputy mayor Hasan Aydin said on Tuesday. “Suicide seems the most likely reason for the moment because if he had wanted to cause casualties, the man would have chosen another place at another time,” he said. AGENCIES

Trump ‘looking into’ rules on 3D printed guns

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was “looking into” whether Americans should be able to print their own guns. “I am looking into 3-D Plastic Guns being sold to the public,” Trump tweeted, appearing to favour curbs, “already spoke to NRA, doesn’t seem to make much sense!”

Indian wins $1 mn in draw in Dubai Duty Free raffle

DUBAI: An Indian man on Tuesday hit a jackpot to become the latest winner of the $1 million Dubai Duty Free raffle.kuwait-based Sandeep Menon is the 132nd Indian to win the whopping prize money at the raffle since its inception in 1999, Khaleej Times reported.

Former Pakistan PM Sharif moved back to prison

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s jailed former premier Nawaz Sharif was moved back to prison from hospital on Tuesday after doctors signalled an improvement in his health. Sharif was shifted to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences after he fell sick in prison. “The former prime minister is being shifted back to Adiala jail after doctors so advised,” Shaukat Javed, the caretaker home minister for Punjab, said.