An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck Afganistan on Friday, with tremors felt in parts of India and Pakistan.
According to the Indian weather office, the earthquake originated near the Hindu Kush mountains 246 km north of Kabul at 5:09 pm (local time) at a depth of 190km.
The tremors were reportedly felt for nearly a minute in the Indian capital Delhi.
There are no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
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A fire tore through a dormitory at a girls' secondary school in a town in Kenya's Rift Valley overnight, killing 16 students, the government said on Thursday.
Israel carries out strike on Beirut suburbs, first near capital in weeks
An Israeli strike hit a building in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital on Thursday, the first strike to hit near Beirut in weeks amid a ceasefire that has failed to halt fighting between Israeli troops and Hezbollah in south Lebanon.
Kenya approves US Ebola quarantine request as WHO chief heads to Congo
Kenya has approved a request from the US to open a quarantine facility for Americans exposed to Ebola, two US officials told Reuters on Thursday, as the head of the World Health Organisation was travelling to the epicentre of the outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Kuwait strongly condemns Iranian attacks targeting its territories
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