India yesterday suspended a water-sharing treaty with rival Pakistan, indicating it was blaming its neighbour for the previous day&s attack by gunman that killed 26 people in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul and other areas Wednesday, prompting widespread panic and scores of injuries in the Turkish city of 16 million people, though there were no immediate reports of serious damage.

China is considering building a nuclear plant on the Moon to power the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) it is planning with Russia, a presentation by a senior official showed yesterday.

A change in popes & through death or resignation & is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global Catholic Church and the Vatican&s head of state.