Islamic State-backed rebels armed with machetes and hoes have killed at least 52 civilians in the Beni and Lubero areas of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, UN and local officials said.

Tremors were felt in parts of Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district after an earthquake of 3.9 intensity struck near Dharamshala town on Monday evening at 9.28 pm.

Police attempted to stop a hatchback suspected to be carrying drugs at a toll plaza in Punjab, but the driver accelerated instead. What followed was a 30-minute chase through the streets and narrow lanes of the town of Bagha Purana in Moga district.