ABUJA -- Suspected hoodlums killed at least 11 people and burned down more than 52 houses during a communal clash in Nigeria's central state of Nasarawa, local police said on Saturday.
In a statement, the state police command said the incident on Friday morning followed an earlier clash between the Akyawa and Udege Kasa communities in the Toto Local Government Area, in which two people were allegedly killed. (Nigeria-Community Clash)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said Saturday that it had hit an Israel-linked vessel with a drone, setting it on fire.
The IRGC Navy said in a post on social media platform X that it hit the vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
Meanwhile, in a statement on its official news outlet Sepah News, the IRGC confirmed the attack, saying its forces had targeted an Israeli-owned commercial ship in a port in Bahrain. (Iran-Israel-Vessel)
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KABUL -- At least 12 people have been confirmed dead and four others injured after a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck parts of Afghanistan Friday night, deputy government spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said on Saturday.
The tremor affected communities in the capital Kabul and the eastern provinces of Panjshir, Logar, Nangarhar, Laghman and Nuristan. In addition to the human toll, it damaged 38 residential houses and affected a total of 40 families, Fitrat said in a post on X. (Afghanistan-Earthquake-Dead)
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LIMA -- At least one person died and 47 others were injured Friday night in an incident at Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in Peru's capital here, authorities said.
Local media reported that visitors to the stadium were pushing each other due to a lack of space. The situation escalated when several people fell and were trampled by the crowd, causing multiple injuries and the death of one person who did not receive medical attention in time. (Peru-Stadium-Accident) ■
