Denmark tops the world’s happiest countries list

Denmark overtook Switzerland as the happiest place, according to a report on 16 March, and urged nations regardless of wealth to tackle inequality, protect the environment and keep their countrys social fabric from tearing apart. The 65-page report, prepared by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Earth Institute at Columbia University, showed that Syria, Afghanistan and eight sub-Saharan countries were rated the 10 least happy places on earth to live. Mar 16, 2016

Pakistan: CCTV footage captures deadly bus explosion

CCTV footage showed the moment a bus carrying government employees exploded in Peshawar on 16 March, killing at least 15. The footage was filmed off the security monitor of a shop located near the blast site The explosion took place on a main road after the bus picked up government workers from districts surrounding Peshawar and was transporting them to work in the city. Mar 16, 2016