A total of 13 people were killed and two were still missing as of 2:00 p.m. Thursday as torrential downpours destroyed roads and toppled houses in southern China's Guangdong Province.
Floods triggered by continuous torrential rains hit different areas of Gilgit-Baltistan region in the north of Pakistan in the past days, leaving at least three people dead and injuring several others, local media and officials said Thursday.
Japan is expected to underscore the importance of energy security at a Group of 20 ministerial meeting, after two cargo vessels carrying Japan-related supplies came under attack near the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday.
The White House said Wednesday that the United States would deploy 1,000 additional troops to Poland, a move that might raise security concerns from Russia.
Seventeen people died and nine people went missing after heavy downpours hit southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities said Wednesday.
