SANAA -- The U.S. warplanes on Saturday night launched airstrikes on several Houthi sites in Yemen's capital Sanna and the northern province of Saada, killing at least 13, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.

"This is an initial toll as the number of death could increase," the TV cited the Houthi-run health ministry as saying, adding that at least nine others were injured. (Yemen-Houthis-US Airstrikes)

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DAMASCUS -- The death toll from a powerful explosion in Syria's coastal city of Latakia rose to at least eight, including three women and a child, authorities reported Saturday, as rescue operations continued into the evening.

The blast occurred at a scrap-metal shop in the southern al-Raml al-Janoubi neighborhood, causing extensive damage to nearby residential buildings, according to the Syrian Civil Defense. (Syria-Latakia-Blast)

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HOUSTON -- Severe weather, including dust storms and tornadoes, has battered vast areas in central and southern U.S. states since Friday, claiming at least 16 lives and causing widespread havoc.

Ten people were killed in the midwestern U.S. state of Missouri after a tornado outbreak, said the Missouri State Highway Patrol Saturday, quoted by the Associated Press. (US-Severe Weather-Toll)

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JOHANNESBURG -- Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa's expelled ambassador, has been given 72 hours to leave the United States.

Chrispin Phiri, spokesperson for the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), confirmed to local media News24 on Saturday that they have received official confirmation from the South African mission in the U.S. late on Friday night that Rasool had been expelled, and arrangements have been made for his return. (South Africa-US-Relations) Enditem

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