PHNOM PENH -- The chiefs of Cambodian and Thai regional military regions on Saturday vowed to avoid clashes after a ceasefire agreement reached by both countries recently, said a press release issued by the Cambodian side.
Their commitment was made during an extraordinary Regional Border Committee meeting held in Thailand's Trat province. (Cambodia-Thailand-Ties)
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ISLAMABAD -- A total of 307 people were killed and scores of others injured in rain-related accidents in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province during the last 48 hours, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Saturday.
About 90.6 percent of the fatalities were caused by flash floods, while 6.4 percent resulted from roof collapse accidents, the NDMA said in a statement. (Pakistan-Rain)
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SEOUL -- One person was killed and two others were injured as two vessels caught fire at a port in southern South Korea, Yonhap news agency said Saturday.
A fire broke out on the 2,692-ton oil tanker and the 24-ton cargo ship for an unidentified reason at about 1:04 a.m. local time (1604 GMT Friday). (South Korea-Vessel Fire-Death)
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SYDNEY -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 hit near the east coast of Australia at 9:49 a.m. local time on Saturday (2349 GMT Friday), said Geoscience Australia.
Geoscience Australia reported that the epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was about 80 km west of Noosa and 250 km north of Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland. (Australia-Earthquake-Impact) ■
