Typhoon Mawar likely to bring torrential rain to Japan's southern Okinawa: JMA
A large typhoon is expected to approach Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa between Thursday evening and Friday, prompting the weather agency on Thursday to warn of violent winds, high waves and torrential rain.
22 dead, 7 injured in road accident in Botswana
At least 22 people were killed and seven were injured in a road accident Thursday in the northeastern part of Botswana, local police said.
1 killed, 5 injured by billboard collapse as massive sandstorm hits Egypt's capital
One person was killed and five others were wounded in the Egyptian capital of Cairo as a massive sandstorm hit several parts of Egypt on Thursday.
Road crash kills 6, injures 9 in E. Afghanistan
At least six commuters were killed and nine others injured in a road accident in Afghanistan's eastern Kapisa province on Wednesday, a statement of the provincial police office released here said.
Vietnam welcomes 4.6 mln int'l visitors in January-May
Vietnam saw 4.6 million international arrivals in the first five months, more than half this year's target of 8 million but just equal to 63 percent of pre-pandemic levels, Vietnam News reported on Wednesday.
3 killed in firecracker godown explosion in India's Andhra Pradesh
At least three people were killed and two others injured Wednesday after a blast took place inside a firecracker godown in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, police said.