JAKARTA -- One was killed and nine others, including children, went missing after a landslide struck a village in the Indonesian province of West Java on Sunday, a local official said Monday.
The disaster took place in Cibenda village in West Bandung regency on Sunday after torrential rain reportedly poured over the area for around two hours. (Indonesia-Landslide)
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SYDNEY -- Local media reported on Monday that three people died and at least 1,000 homes were destroyed after a 6.9-magnitude quake jolted Papua New Guinea (PNG) over the weekend.
Data from the U.S. Geological Survey indicated that a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the northern part of the Pacific island country on Sunday. (PNG-Earthquake-Death-Update)
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TOKYO -- The number of people hospitalized has risen to 26 over health damage after ingesting a dietary supplement product produced by Japanese drugmaker Kobayashi Pharmaceutical containing beni-koji or red yeast rice, the company said on Monday, with the impact spilling over to other products.
The Osaka-based pharmaceutical giant reported six hospitalized cases of kidney damage and other health problems following intake of the yeast-fermented rice products last Friday, raising fears of health risks associated with the product. (Japan-Drugmaker-Health Damage)
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MANILA -- Thirteen people were killed after a passenger van and a dump truck collided on a highway in Cotabato province in the southern Philippines on Monday, police and local media said.
Police said the van, with about 15 passengers aboard, was negotiating a sloping curve when it was hit by the speeding dump truck in the opposite lane. The accident happened after 12 noon local time. (Philippines-Road Accidents-Death) ■
