Toddler falls to death from third floor of India mall after slipping from dad's arm
A toddler died after falling from the third floor of a mall in central India, after her dad apparently lost his grip on the girl while going up an escalator.
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Pakistan port attack kills 2 soldiers, 8 militants, say officials
QUETTA, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces on Wednesday (March 20) repulsed a gun and bomb attack by militants on a complex outside the strategic port of Gwadar, which killed all eight militants and two soldiers, officials said.
Crash involving passenger bus, fuel truck kills 21 in Afghanistan
KABUL — A traffic accident in southern Afghanistan killed 21 people and injured dozens on Sunday (March 17), the provincial government said.
Man in Thailand goes on rampage in temple, dies after being impaled by Buddha statue
A man in Thailand who went on a violent rampage at a temple in the Chonburi province died after being impaled by a Buddha statue.
Search on for missing Indonesia boat crew after 11 found alive at sea
JAKARTA — Rescue teams searched waters in central Indonesia on Wednesday (March 13) for 24 fishermen missing since their boat sank at the weekend, with hopes kept alive by the discovery a day ago of 11 survivors who had been floating at sea for three days.
Indonesia floods, landslide kill 19, with 7 missing
JAKARTA — Days of torrential rain have brought floods and landslides in Indonesia's province of West Sumatra, forcing the evacuation of more than 70,000 people, while killing at least 19, with seven going missing, authorities said on Sunday (March 10).
Bangladesh building fire kills at least 43, injures dozens
DHAKA - A massive fire raced through a six-storey building in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka late on Feb 29, killing at least 43 people and injuring dozens, the country’s health minister said.
Uzbek court sentences 23 over contaminated cough syrup deaths
TASHKENT — A court in Uzbekistan sentenced 23 people to prison terms on Monday (Feb 26) over the deaths of 68 children linked to contaminated cough syrups produced by India's Marion Biotech, following a six-month-long trial.