4 of Afghan family dead in avalanche

Four members of a family had been killed, one injured while two others went missing after avalanche hit a village in Afghanistan's central Daykundi province, provincial government spokesperson said Thursday.
Vietnam quarantines area with 10,000 residents over coronavirus
Villages in Vietnam with 10,000 people close to the nation's capital were placed under quarantine on Thursday after six cases of the deadly new coronavirus were discovered there, authorities said.
The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?
The coronavirus that emerged in central China at the end of last year has now killed more than 1,300 people and spread around the world.
US military planes fly near Taiwan
Three US military aircraft flew close to Taiwan on Wednesday in an apparent move aimed at keeping Beijing in check as it continues military pressure on the island.
Road mishap claims 14 lives in north India, over 30 injured
At least 14 people died and more than 30 injured in a road mishap in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh late on Wednesday night, ...........
Plane crash kills 4 in Colombia
At least four people were killed on Wednesday when a twin-engine aircraft crashed north of Colombia's capital Bogota, the national civil aviation agency said.
Man charged with journalist's murder in N.Ireland
Police in Northern Ireland have charged a 52-year-old man with the murder of a female journalist last April.