Killer tornado smashed 1,200 homes: US officials
Moore. Monday's tornado in this Oklahoma City suburb damaged or destroyed 1,200 homes and affected 33,000 people, officials said Thursday, AFP reports.

Obama tackles drones, Guantanamo in reset of war on terror
Washington. President Barack Obama Thursday laid out new guidelines for drone strikes abroad and launched a new bid to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, seeking to rein in a "boundless" US war on terror, AFP reports.

Arab League to submit Syria proposals to UN council
Cairo. The Arab League said on Thursday it will submit to the UN Security Council a list of proposals for a June peace conference aimed at ending the conflict in Syria, AFP reported.