YANGON -- Six people were killed and seven others injured in a car accident in central Myanmar's Mandalay region, an official from a local rescue organization told Xinhua on Sunday.

The accident took place in Sintgaing township of Mandalay region on Saturday, he said. (Myanmar-Car Accident)

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ISLAMABAD -- At least seven people were killed and 21 others injured when unidentified militants attacked a security forces convoy in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province on Sunday, sources said.

The attack occurred in the Nushki area, where a convoy of paramilitary Frontier Corps troops was traveling along a highway, the sources told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Pakistan-Attack-Death)

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ADDIS ABABA -- At least 15 people were killed and 27 others injured in a road accident in southern Ethiopia on Saturday evening, local authorities have confirmed.

The accident occurred when a transport bus lost control due to brake failure and overturned into a river in the Wolaita Zone of the South Ethiopia Regional State, leaving 15 people dead, according to state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate, which quoted local officials. (Ethiopia-Traffic-Accident)

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ISLAMABAD -- At least five people lost their lives, and three others sustained injuries on Sunday when a passenger vehicle plunged into a deep ravine in the Haveli district of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, the local police told Xinhua.

The Police Control Room of the district said the accident happened in the Kahuta area of Haveli after the driver lost control of the vehicle on a wet and icy road, causing it to skid off and tumble into a 200-meter-deep gorge. (Pakistan-Accident-Death)

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SKOPJE -- At least 59 people have died, and over 100 others have been hospitalized after a devastating fire broke out on Sunday at a nightclub in Kocani, North Macedonia, local media reported.

Authorities believe the blaze was sparked by pyrotechnic effects that ignited the venue's flammable ceiling material, causing the flames and thick smoke to spread rapidly. Video footage circulating online shows the ceiling engulfed in fire as people scramble to escape. (North Macedonia-Fire) Enditem

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