Suicide bomb attack kills 15 in Saudi mosque

RIYADH: A suicide bomb attack by the Islamic State radicals on a Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia, in Abha, close to Yemeni border, has left 15 people dead. The blast occurred when security forces were praying at noon on Thursday. The mosque is used by security forces. Three mosque employees were among dead.

The blast was conducted by a suicide bomber who had sneaked in with explosives.

Aljazeera reported that on successive Fridays in May suicide bombings at mosques of the minority Shia community in Eastern Province killed a total of 25 people.

A group affiliated with ISIL calling itself Najd Province - which takes its name from the region around Riyadh -- claimed those attacks as well as another suicide bombing that killed 26 people at a Shia mosque in Kuwait in June.

August 6, 2015

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Panda cub can be viewed by public at Malaysian zoo next month

KUALA LUMPUR: The public can view the female panda cub born to giant pandas Xing Xing and Liang Liang in a few weeks. Preparations are being made by the zoo, according to National Zoo deputy president Rosli Ahmat Lana. "Liang Liang (mother panda) is now able to let go of her baby for an hour a day in the isolation room. It will be increased to a minimum of two hours daily to prepare the cub for public viewing," he told Bernama. The cub is now two months old and healthy, weighing 5 kg. The baby panda was born on Aug 18 at the Giant Panda Conservation Centre (GPCC) at the National Zoo.

Thousands join Islamic new year celebration in Kuala Lumpur

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