ULAN BATOR -- A total of 11 people were killed and 41 others injured in road accidents in Mongolia in five days, the country's traffic police department said Thursday.

"More than 50 percent of the nation's 11 traffic fatalities occurred in rural areas during the five-day holidays of the Mongolian Lunar New Year, commonly known as Tsagaan Sar or the White Moon festival," the department said. (Mongolia-Road Accidents)

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SUVA -- Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa has survived a second vote of no-confidence in two weeks.

Fiame defeated the no-confidence vote by 32 members of parliament against the motion and 19 in favor on Thursday, according to local media Samoa Observer. (Samoan-PM-No Confidence Vote)

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SEOUL -- Three people were killed and two others injured after a taxi crashed into a wall in South Korea's southeastern city of Ulsan, multiple media outlets said Thursday.

The taxi driving on an alley hit the wall of an accommodation in Ulsan, about 310 km southeast of the capital Seoul, at around 1:01 p.m. local time. (South Korea-Car Crash)

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SYDNEY -- Australian scientists have identified the oldest known meteorite impact crater on Earth, a discovery that could greatly reshape the understanding of the planet's formation and the origins of life.

The discovery significantly challenged previous assumptions about Earth's ancient history, the study's co-lead author Tim Johnson from Curtin University said on Thursday. (Australia-Impact Crater)

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SEOUL -- Fifteen people were injured Thursday after fighter jets mistakenly dropped bombs on South Korea's civilian area during live-fire drills.

Two KF-16 fighter jets dropped four respective air-to-surface bombs by mistake outside a live-fire range in Pocheon, some 40 km north of Seoul, at about 10:04 a.m. local time (0104 GMT), according to the defense ministry. (SKorea-Fighter Jets-Accidental Bombing) Enditem

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