TEHRAN -- A number of explosions were heard in the Iranian capital in the early hours of Saturday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

The situation at Imam Khomeini International Airport is normal, the report said, adding that further information would be provided following investigations. (Iran-Explosions)

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SANTIAGO -- Twenty-three of the 35 students injured in an explosion inside a school in the Chilean capital on Wednesday are still hospitalized, the Ministry of Health said on Friday.

Of the injured, two remain in a state of "extreme gravity" and eight are in "critical condition," the ministry said in a news bulletin. (Chile-Explosion)

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GAZA -- At least 53 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on the northern and southern Gaza Strip from Thursday night through Friday, Palestinian sources said.

In northern Gaza, an Israeli drone targeted on Friday a gathering of Palestinians in the Al-Mashtal area, north of the Al-Shati camp, local sources and eyewitnesses told Xinhua. (Gaza-Israeli strikes-Casualties)

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ACCRA -- Two people have died of cholera in the eastern part of Ghana's capital of Accra, authorities said Friday.

The Ghana Health Service, a public service body, confirmed the outbreak of this acute diarrhoeal disease in the Ada East and West districts within the Greater Accra Region, with a total of 43 cases having been reported so far. (Ghana-Cholera-Death) Enditem

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