BBC reported that at least 17 people have been killed in an explosion at a mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. The blast happened when the mosque was packed with worshippers and more than 90 people were injured. A section of the building was destroyed, and officials say people are buried

BBC reported that residents in flood-hit northern New Zealand are bracing for more heavy rains as officials issued severe weather alerts. At least four people have died and a state of emergency was declared in Auckland, which on Friday experienced its worst downpour on record.