MANILA -- The mayor of Quezon City, the most populous city in the capital region of the Philippines, declared a dengue outbreak on Saturday, citing a nearly 200 percent surge in cases.

From Jan. 1 to Feb. 14, the city's health department recorded 1,769 dengue cases, nearly 200 percent higher than last year, said Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte. (Philippines-Health-Dengue)

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ISLAMABAD -- Four soldiers and 15 terrorists were killed in separate operations in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the military said on Saturday.

Security forces conducted intelligence-based operations in Dera Ismail Khan and North Waziristan districts of KP, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a statement. (Pakistan-Security Force-Terrorist)

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TOKYO -- A house fire destroyed a residential building in Japan's Isesaki City of Gunma Prefecture on Saturday morning, leaving two dead.

The incident occurred in a rural area with scattered houses. At around 6:30 a.m. local time, a nearby resident reported to the fire department about the house flames. (Japan-House-Fire)

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YANGON -- Authorities arrested 29 suspects in eastern Myanmar's Tachileik township for illegal online gambling and financial fraud on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13, according to a statement from the State Administration Council's Information Team late Friday.

The group included seven Thai nationals and 22 Myanmar nationals. Along with the suspects, officials seized 440 computers, 390 mobile phones, two undocumented vehicles, and drug-related items, the statement said. (Myanmar-Fraud-Arrest)

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MAIMANA, Afghanistan -- Fifteen commuters were injured with some in critical condition as a mini-bus turned turtle in northern Afghanistan's Faryab province on Friday night, a statement of provincial police said Saturday.

According to the statement, the ill-fated minibus was heading from Faryab to the western Herat province when the incident happened. Reckless driving was blamed for the mishap. (Afghanistan-Traffic Accident) Enditem

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