Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupts, throwing ash 1.5 km high

Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupted on Monday, throwing ash as high as 1.5 km, according to the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation on Monday.
Heat wave hits southern U.S.
A blistering heat wave will persist all this week, NWS said in its latest forecast on Monday.
1,043 people killed in road accidents in Sri Lanka this year
A total of 8,875 road accidents were reported in Sri Lanka so far this year, resulting in the loss of 1,043 lives, Transport Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna said on Monday.
1 dead, 17 missing in floods in eastern Nepal
At least one person died and 17 others went missing in floods triggered by heavy rains in Sankhuwasabha district in eastern Nepal, local police said on Sunday.
5 die in bus-truck collision in Japan; police suspect truck veered out of lane
The incident took place at around noon on Sunday in Yakumo Town.
Death toll rises to 13 from devastating cyclone in Brazil
The death toll rose to 13 from the extratropical cyclone that lashed southern Brazil over the weekend with four people still missing, said the country's civil defense agency on Sunday.
Heatwave death toll close to 100 in India
The death toll in India's northern state Uttar Pradesh and its adjoining state Bihar due to the prevailing extreme heatwave conditions rose to 98 over the past three days, local officials said Sunday.