LAGOS -- At least 134 people were killed within five days in separate attacks by armed bandits in Nigeria's central state of Benue, according to Samuel Ortom, the state governor.
The attacks took place in villages of Otukpo, Apa, and Guma local government areas of the state between Wednesday and Sunday, with the gunmen burning houses and other properties, Ortom told reporters Monday in Makurdi, the state capital, when he visited some injured victims. (Nigeria-Insecurity Gunmen Attack Death Toll)
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SEOUL -- A forest fire in South Korea's northeast coastal city engulfed massive forest and houses, leaving one person dead and three others injured, Yonhap news agency said Tuesday.
The blaze broke out on a hill in Gangneung, about 170 km east of the capital Seoul, at around 8:30 a.m. local time (2330 GMT on Monday). (S. Korea-Forest Fire)
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YANGON -- Myanmar authorities have seized 22 kilograms of heroin in the country's western region of Sagaing, the state media citing the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control reported on Tuesday.
Acting on a tipoff, anti-narcotics police raided a house in Kalay town of Sagaing region on April 6 and confiscated 11 kilograms of heroin in soap containers, the report said. (Myanmar-Heroin-Drugs)
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CHICAGO -- A shooting in downtown Louisville in the U.S. state of Kentucky left six people dead, including the shooter, and nine others injured Monday morning.
Following an initial death toll of four, local authorities announced in the evening that a fifth victim, a 57-year-old woman, had died of her injuries, adding to another woman and three men killed in the attack, who were aged between 40 and 64. (U.S.-Kentucky-Louisville Shooting) ■
