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Pakistan is seeking $8 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to bail itself out from a severe balance-of-payments crisis that threatens to cripple the country's economy.

The British government told citizens already in the country to "remain vigilant, keep up to date with developments, follow the advice of local security authorities... keep a low profile and avoid crowded public places."

Authorities are on alert after a blast was heard on Thursday from vacant land behind the magistrates’ court in the town of Pugoda, 40km east of the capital Colombo.

The accident, the latest in a series of deadly industrial incidents, occurred around 8 a.m. in the Hebei province city of Hengshui.

Pakistan is the worst affected country in South Asia with 217 incidents of attack on religious institutions since 2000 which resulted in 1,566 fatalities.

Ruwan Wijewardene said most of the bombers involved in the serial attacks on Sunday were well-educated, and came from middle- or upper-middle-class families. One of the bombers is also believed to have studied in the UK.

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the bombings in which 321 people have so far lost their lives.

Police announced the arrest of two men in relation to the killing on Saturday, but both were later released.

Although the government is yet to quote the official number of death, the governor of Pampanga told a radio station that several people had been killed in the earthquake which struck 60 km northwest of the capital city Manila.

The bomber, a Sri Lankan, checked in giving an address that turned out to be false, saying he was in the city for business.

A man was killed Saturday in Pontiac, Quebec after he failed to see that a bridge had been swept away by the floods and drove his vehicle into the water.

On March 27, 2016, 75 people including many children are killed and hundreds are injured when a bomb packed with ball bearings explodes near a popular park in Lahore where Christians were celebrating Easter.

China on Tuesday will mark 70 years since the founding of the People's Liberation Army Navy, where it will show off new warships, including nuclear submarines and destroyers, at a major review in the waters off Qingdao.

The video, archived in a tweet shared over 5,000 times, shows an officer first taking a breathalyser test giving a negative result. Then he eats a hot cross bun and takes the test again, giving a reading of 0.21mg.

Sisi has argued that he needs longer to complete the job of restoring security and stability after the turmoil that followed the overthrow of veteran autocrat Hosni Mubarak in the Arab Spring of 2011.

The UK office also urged its citizens to avoid areas located close to the Line of Control (LoC) due to tensions between India and Pakistan following the February 14 Pulwama suicide attack which killed 40 CRPF troopers and was claimed by the Pakistan-based...