MANILA -- Eleven suspected members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have been killed and five others have been wounded in a clash with their own MILF comrades in Maguindanao del Sur province in the southern Philippines, a spokesperson for the Philippine Army said Thursday.

Lieutenant Colonel Roden Orbon of the Army's 6th Infantry Division said the fighting broke out around 1:30 p.m. local time in Pagalungan town on Wednesday, forcing around 30 families in the area to flee to avoid getting caught in the crossfire. (Philippines-Clash-Deaths)

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TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided Thursday to maintain its current monetary policy, keeping the interest rate steady at around 0.25 percent as it highlighted the need for caution in light of domestic and international economic uncertainties.

The BOJ cited the need to carefully monitor domestic wage and price trends as well as the future outlook of the U.S. economy, especially the impacts of the upcoming U.S. presidential election. (Japan-Policy Rate)

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JAKARTA -- Seven people were killed and several others injured after a seaside bridge collapsed in Indonesia's eastern Maluku province, according to a senior official from the local disaster agency on Thursday.

The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon in Central Maluku regency, as supporters of a regency head candidate were crossing the bridge to welcome the politician for a campaign rally, said Sandhy Luhulima, head of the emergency unit of the provincial disaster management and mitigation agency. (Indonesia-Accident-Deaths)

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BANGKOK, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Ministry of Finance said on Thursday that the country's economy is expected to expand 3 percent in 2025, primarily driven by private consumption, exports, tourism, and investment.

The Southeast Asian country's economy is projected to grow 2.7 percent this year, unchanged from the previous forecast and accelerating from 1.9 percent growth recorded in 2023, said Pornchai Thiraveja, director general of the ministry's Fiscal Policy Office. (Thailand-Economy-Growth)

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GHAZNI, Afghanistan -- Two children were killed and another sustained injuries as an unexploded ordnance left over from past wars went off in eastern Afghanistan's Ghazni province on Wednesday, provincial police spokesman Khalid Sarhadi said Thursday.

The gruesome incident, according to the official, took place in Nawar district on Wednesday afternoon when a group of children found a toy-like object and began playing with it, but the object exploded killing two children on the spot and injuring another. (Afghanistan-Blast) Enditem

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