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.
Thailand recieves 1 mln Chinese tourists
Chinese tourist arrivals to Thailand hit one million in mid-May, on course to meet the country's whole-year target on the Chinese market of five million, an official from Thailand's tourism body said Wednesday.
5 people could be missing after building collapse in U.S. Iowa
Two people could still be inside the six-story apartment building that partially collapsed Sunday afternoon in Davenport, U.S. state of Iowa, in addition to three more people remaining unaccounted for, local authorities said Tuesday.
6 killed, 8 injured in lightning strike in southern Pakistan province
At least six people were killed and eight others injured in lightning strike on Tuesday in Tharparkar district in Pakistan's southern Sindh province, the rescue service reported.
Hospital fire in Austria kills 3 patients
Three people have died in a fire that broke out early Tuesday morning at a hospital in the town of Moedling, near Vienna, local authorities have said.