YANGON -- The powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar has claimed 3,455 lives, left 4,840 people injured, and 214 remain unaccounted for as of Saturday, according to the official media Myanmar Radio and Television.

As of Saturday, Myanmar has experienced 81 aftershocks ranging in magnitude from 2.8 to 7.5, according to the country's Department of Meteorology and Hydrology. (Myanmar-Earthquake-Casualties)

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ISLAMABAD -- The Pakistan Army said on Friday that security personnel have killed two terrorists during an operation in the Kech district of the country's southwestern Balochistan province.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a statement that the security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the Buleda area of the district following reports of terrorist presence. (Pakistan-Terrorists-Operation)

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MOSCOW -- Ukrainian drones struck an industrial facility in the city of Chapayevsk in Russia's Samara Oblast early Saturday morning, said a local official.

No casualties were reported, said Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev in a statement on social media. (Ukraine-Russia-Conflict)

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ABUJA -- At least 52 people were killed and others injured during the week by suspected gunmen in central Nigeria, local authorities said Friday.

The attacks since Wednesday night have caused panic across communities in the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The assailants fired indiscriminately at locals and set homes ablaze, Farmasum Fuddang, head of the Bokkos Cultural Development Council Vanguard, told reporters in the state capital of Jos. (Nigeria-Gunmen-Attacks) Enditem

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