Rescuers were scrambling on Tuesday to reach six people feared trapped after a bridge collapsed in Taiwan, smashing onto a group of fishing boats moored underneath.
A total of 17 militants had beem confirmed dead as fighting planes struck Taliban hideouts in parts of Shahjoy district of Afghanistan's southern Zabul province on Monday, said an army statement on Tuesday.
Beijing is celebrating seven decades since the People's Republic of China was founded. At the center of Tuesday's plans is a massive display of the administration's military capabilities.
NHK has learned that Pope Francis will likely issue a message calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons during his planned visit to the Japanese city of Nagasaki.
The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said on Monday it carried out an airstrike that killed Islamic State (IS) militants in southern Libya, in coordination with the UN-backed government.
Security has been tightened in Hong Kong for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Pro-democracy activists have been calling for mass demonstrations in the territory.
