A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Ayacucho region on Thursday, the US Geological Survey says.

Eight others were injured, local police say, with the cause of the fire still being investigated.

An eagerly anticipated gathering of women will not be taking place following recent aerial strikes.

It comes as the court had earlier this week ordered that he had to be taken for a hospital examination.

For some mainlanders, Hong Kong's independent bookstores are a window into a different, freer world.

There has been a significant expansion of building and road construction on Palestinian land occupied by Israel in recent years.