TOKYO -- Fourteen people were injured after a kindergarten bus collided with a car on Tuesday morning in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, police said.
The accident occurred at an intersection in the town of Onga at around 9 a.m. local time, police said, noting the crash left 14 people injured, including nine children, four kindergarten staff members and the driver of the car. (Japan-Bus Crash)
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JAKARTA -- Heavy rainfall has triggered severe flooding in parts of Indonesia's resort island of Bali, inundating areas of Denpasar, particularly the Sanur area, and prompting the evacuation of dozens of foreign visitors, according to local authorities on Tuesday.
The worst-hit areas included Jalan Bumi Ayu and Jalan Kesari in Sanur, as well as Jalan Gunung Athena in Denpasar. In these locations, floodwaters reached up to 1.5 meters, or about chest-deep for an adult. A number of villas and hotels were submerged, disrupting tourism activities in the area. (Indonesia-Bali-Flooding)
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SEOUL -- South Korea's former President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday filed an appeal against his life sentence for leading an insurrection relevant to his martial law declaration, according to Yonhap news agency.
Yoon's legal team submitted the notice of appeal to the Seoul Central District Court, which sentenced him to life in prison on charges of ringleading the insurrection. (South Korea-Impeached President)
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CANBERRA -- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has returned to The Lodge, his Canberra residence, after he had been evacuated for 3 hours over a security threat on Tuesday night.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) confirmed that it responded to an "alleged security incident" at 6 p.m., and the prime minister returned after a search had been completed. (Australia-PM-Threat)
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KABUL -- Local media in Afghanistan reported on Tuesday that clashes broke out on Tuesday afternoon between Afghan and Pakistani forces in the border areas, and the fighting is still ongoing.
According to sources, the clashes occurred in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province, in areas bordering Pakistan. (Afghanistan-Pakistan-Border Clash) ■
