JERUSALEM -- Two rockets fired from the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday evening were intercepted by Israeli air defense systems, the Israel Defense Forces said.

Following the launches, sirens were sounded in the southern Israeli city of Sderot and nearby villages. (Israel-Gaza-Rockets)

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SEOUL -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said on Thursday that the roads and railways connecting South Korea in the eastern and western parts of the DPRK southern border have been completely blocked, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.

"Under an order of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea, the General Staff of the Korean People's Army on Oct. 15th took a measure to physically cut off the DPRK's roads and railways which lead to the ROK through the east and west sections of the southern border of the DPRK, as part of the phased complete separation of its territory, where its sovereignty is exercised, from the ROK's territory," the KCNA said, referring to South Korea by using the acronym of its official name, the Republic of Korea. (DPRK-South Korea)

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HOUSTON -- At least three people died and four others were injured after a bridge collapsed in the southern U.S. state of Mississippi on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said, calling it "a work site accident."

The deaths and injuries were confirmed by Simpson County Sheriff Paul Mullins, local media outlet WLBT reported. (US-Bridge collapse)

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BISHKEK -- A search is underway for six people who went missing after an avalanche in southern Kyrgyzstan, the country's Ministry of Emergency Situations reported Thursday.

Rescuers said that a group of 14 people went to the mountains in the Chatkal district of the Jalal-Abad region to collect medicinal plants on Oct. 9. Eight people were found alive on Wednesday after being reported missing after an avalanche on Sunday. (Kyrgyzstan-Avalanche-Rescue) Enditem

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