THE HAGUE -- Two people were injured in a stabbing on Friday evening following a concert by Dutch hip-hop group Broederliefde in Rotterdam, the Netherlands' second-largest city, Rotterdam Police Unit said.
According to a police statement posted on the social media platform X, the incident occurred as people were leaving the venue. The injured individuals, a 15-year-old boy and a 23-year-old man, were taken to hospital. Dutch public broadcaster NOS reported both men are responsive and their lives are not in danger. (Netherlands-Rotterdam-Knife Attack)
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ABIDJAN -- Polling stations opened on Saturday morning across Cote d'Ivoire for legislative elections to renew the 255 seats of the National Assembly, Xinhua reporters observed on site in Abidjan, the country's economic capital.
Voting is scheduled to run until 6:00 p.m. local time (1800 GMT) in the country's 205 electoral constituencies, where polls were set to open at 8:00 a.m. (1000 GMT). (Cote d'Ivoire-Abidjan-Elections)
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HANOI -- At least seven people were killed on the spot when a passenger coach overturned in Vietnam's northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on Saturday morning, Vietnam News Agency reported.
The coach was carrying 19 people at the time of the accident. (Vietnam-Lao Cai-Car Accident)
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TOKYO -- A severe traffic accident involving over 50 vehicles on Friday left one person dead and 26 others injured on an expressway in Gunma Prefecture northwest of Tokyo, local media reported Saturday.
The massive pileup occurred on the outbound lane of the Kan-etsu Expressway in the town of Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, at around 7:30 p.m. local time (1030 GMT) after vehicles likely skidded on the icy surface as snow fell, Kyodo News reported, citing the police.
At least 17 vehicles caught fire, and the flames were extinguished about seven and a half hours later, the report said. (Japan-Gunma-Car Accident) ■
