Heavy rains leave at least 17 dead in Vietnam

Heavy rains have been pounding central Vietnam for days. Local media say at least 17 people have died and 13 others remain missing.
Philippine prison riot reportedly leaves 9 dead:
A riot erupted at a crowded prison in the Philippine capital before dawn on Friday, killing at least nine inmates, police said.
At least 88 injured in S.Korean high-rise fire
At least 88 people have been hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a fire spread through a high-rise building in the South Korean city of Ulsan.
Afghan forces kill 5 militants, reopen Takhar-Kunduz highway
The government forces in crackdown on militants have killed five Taliban fighters and reopened the highway linking Takhar to the neighboring Kunduz province in Afghanistan, Takhar's provincial government spokesman Mohammad Jawad Hajari said Tuesday.
4 suspected terrorists arrested in Indonesia
Indonesia's anti-terror police have arrested four suspected terrorists with alleged ties to the Al-Qaeda-affiliated militant network Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), the national police said.
Wildfires approach California's wine country
The largest wildfires in California history are spreading to its world-famous wine-producing regions after raging along the West Coast for two months.
Home burnt to ashes in Letpadan Twsp
No casualties were reported in a house fire in Letpadan Township, Bago Region, the Ministry of Home Affairs reported on Monday.