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Israel's prime minister on Sunday slammed the international community's silence over recent rocket attacks from Gaza and warned that a strong reprisal could be forthcoming.

Only 14 survivors, one of them the captain, have been found after the ship carrying 456 overturned in a freak tornado on Monday night.

"China has noted Pakistan's aspirations for NSG membership. Pakistan has taken steps towards its mainstreaming into the global non-proliferation regime," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told a media briefing.

Four mild aftershocks were recorded in Nepal on Wednesday, nearly five weeks after the country's worst quake killed nearly 9,000 people.

Sky TG24 TV showed video of one plane curving down into the other, then both plummeting toward water as beachgoers watched.

A photographer who carried out a photo shoot of an almost-naked model at the Forbidden City, has been heavily slammed by Chinese citizens on social media.

Beau Biden, son of US Vice President Joe Biden, has died after battling brain cancer.

The announcement came a day after Mount Shindake, which sits on the far southern island of Kuchinoerabu, sent plumes of ash up to 9,000 metres (29,500 feet) tall shooting into the sky.

The United States has called for an "immediate and lasting halt" to reclamation works in disputed waters in the South China Sea, saying Beijing's behaviour in the area was "out of step" with international norms.

A suicide blast on Friday near the Gaddafi stadium where an ODI between Pakistan and Zimbabwe was being played claimed the life of a policeman who stopped the bomber from targeting the cricketing venue.

A primary school teacher in China's Gansu province has been executed for the rape and sexual abuse of 26 minor girls.

French accident investigators have opened an inquiry into a near accident involving an Air France Boeing 777 which narrowly missed central Africa's highest mountain with 37 people on board.

Taiwan lays out plan to ease South China Sea tensions by calling for jointly exploring resources .

The nomination of Akhil Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at the university since 2008, was announced on Wednesday by Obama along with other key administration positions.

Two major earthquakes have hit Nepal within three weeks, leaving almost 8,500 people dead and leaving huge numbers without shelter.

"Every foreigner from an invading country especially NATO is considered an invader", Mujahid said.