ISLAMABAD -- Four terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Thursday.

The security forces conducted the operation in the Khyber district of the province on the reported presence of terrorists, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a statement. (Pakistan-Military Operation)

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NEW DELHI -- At least 12 people died and over 20 were injured in a bus accident in India's southwestern state of Maharashtra on Friday, a local police officer said over the phone.

The accident occurred around noon in the state's Gondia district when the state government-run bus overturned while trying to avoid a collision with a motorbike. (India-Bus Accident)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- Worsening floods have displaced 98,129 people and killed three across several states in Malaysia as of 8 p.m. local time on Friday.

The worst affected areas are the east coast states of Kelantan and Terengganu, with 72,475 and 19,294 people evacuated respectively, according to the country's social welfare department. (Malaysia-Floods)

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TOKYO -- An explosion at a factory in Aichi prefecture, central Japan, left one person unconscious on Friday, local media reported.

At around 4 p.m. local time, a series of emergency calls were made from a factory in Takahama City, Aichi prefecture, reporting an explosion sound and the smell of gas, the public broadcaster NHK reported, citing the local fire department. (Japan-Factory-Explosion) Enditem

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