YANGON -- Myanmar's Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has won a majority of seats in the Union Parliament, according to official results released by the Union Election Commission (UEC) on Thursday.
Latest figures from the UEC showed that the USDP has secured 231 seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw (Lower House) and 108 seats in the Amyotha Hluttaw (Upper House), totaling 339 seats. (Myanmar-Election)
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TEHRAN -- Iran said Thursday it has inducted 1,000 domestically developed "strategic combat" drones into the combat formations of its army divisions, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
The drones were distributed to the army's ground, air defense, naval, and air forces under the order of army chief Amir Hatami, the report said.
The report added that the drones were jointly developed by army experts and the defense ministry to address evolving threats and incorporate lessons learned from last year's "12-day war" with Israel. They are capable of invasion, destruction, reconnaissance, electronic warfare, and striking fixed or mobile targets on land, at sea, and in the air. (Iran-Drones-Induction)
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JOHANNESBURG -- At least 11 people were killed and eight others injured Thursday morning in a road accident on the R102 near Lotus Park, south of Durban, in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal Province, local media reported.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation, citing ALS Paramedics, a local emergency service, said that 11 people, including one child, were declared dead at the scene after a truck collided with a minibus taxi, while eight others sustained critical injuries and were taken to the hospital for urgent medical treatment. (South Africa-Road Accident)
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BANGKOK -- Two pilots were killed on Thursday when their light attack aircraft crashed during a training mission in northern Thailand's Chiang Mai province, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) said.
The AT-6TH aircraft, assigned to Wing 41, went down at around 10:20 a.m. local time in Chom Thong district, about 60 km southwest of Chiang Mai International Airport, said RTAF Spokesperson Chakkrit Thammavichai. (Thailand-Aircraft-Crash) ■
