Clinton downplays chance of Sanders upset
US Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton has dismissed the notion of a contested party convention with rival Bernie Sanders.
Mr Sanders won the Wyoming caucuses yesterday, as the two gear up for a crucial match in New York state.
Mr Sanders said today he believed he could close the gap, and left the door open for a so-called floor flight at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in July if neither has won an outright majority of delegates.
In that case, a system of multiple ballots takes place with candidates hoping to persuade delegates to vote for them.
Asked if she were preparing for such a scenario, Ms Clinton said, "No, I intend to have the number of delegates that are required to be nominated."
24 Islamic State fighters and eight civilians killed in air strikes
At least 24 Islamic State group fighters and eight civilians were killed in air strikes on Syria's Raqa today, the de facto capital of the jihadist movement, a monitor said.
It was unclear whether the raids were carried out by Syrian, Russian or US-led coalition warplanes, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
"At least 24 IS members, among them three commanders, as well as eight civilians were killed in air strikes," Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman said.
"We do not know whether the warplanes were from the US-led coalition, the Syrian regime or Russia," he added.
Strong earthquake strikes South Asia
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck South Asia today, shaking buildings in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India, witnesses and the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The USGS said the quake was centred about 40 km west of Ashkasham in remote northeastern Afghanistan, close to the border with Tajikistan.
Residents left their homes in Kabul and Islamabad when the quake struck, with buildings swaying for more than a minute in both capitals. Similar reports were received from across northern and central Pakistan.
In Pakistan's northwestern frontier city of Peshawar, Khalid Khan, emergency director at the city's main Lady Reading Hospital, said three people were treated for "multiple injuries".
