HANOI -- Two people were killed in flash flooding in central Vietnam's Thanh Hoa province on Wednesday afternoon, Vietnam News Agency reported Thursday.
Rescue forces recovered one body about 500 meters downstream, while search operations for the other person are continuing amid difficult weather conditions, the state-owned media added. (Vietnam-Flooding)
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SYDNEY -- Australian authorities have recovered two bodies in the search for a father and son who went missing after their car crashed into a river northwest of Sydney on Wednesday night.
Emergency services were called to reports that a car had entered the Macdonald River near the small town of St Albans, 70 km northwest of Sydney, at around 11:50 p.m. on Wednesday. (Australia-Car Crash)
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ISLAMABAD -- At least 30 people were injured after a blaze erupted in a fireworks factory in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Thursday, rescue and police officials said.
According to the police officials, a powerful explosion at a fireworks factory triggered a massive fire, leaving nearly 30 people injured and causing extensive damage to nearby buildings and vehicles. (Pakistan-Factory-Fire)
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ABUJA -- The death toll of an attack by suspected gunmen on a mosque in Nigeria's northern state of Katsina early this week has risen to 32, local media reported Thursday, citing government officials.
An unknown number of people were also abducted when the gunmen attacked a mosque after invading the mainly-Muslim community of Unguwan Mantau in the state's Malumfashi local government area, during the dawn prayer on Tuesday, the Punch Newspapers, a national daily, reported, quoting Abdullahi Faskari, secretary to the Katsina State government, who led a delegation to the area on Wednesday. (Nigieria-Mosque-Attack) ■
