Dozens hurt in US road accident: AFP
Washington. More than 50 people were injured when a car slammed into bystanders at a parade in the mountains of the US state of Virginia, US media reported as cited by AFP.

Pakistani politician shot dead: BBC
Islamabad. A senior female Pakistani politician has been shot dead in the southern port city of Karachi, BBC reports.
Zahra Shahid Hussain was the senior vice-president of Pakistan's Movement for Justice party (PTI), led by former international cricketer Imran Khan.
Her murder comes on the eve of a highly-contested partial re-run of the vote in the area following last Saturday's general election.

Damascus car bomb kills three, wounds five: state TV
Damascus. A car bomb exploded in a northern district of the Syrian capital on Saturday killing at least three people and wounding five others, state television reported as quoted by AFP.