At least 11 killed, 9 missing as overloaded boat capsizes in western Indonesia

Apr 28,2023
An overloaded passenger-speed boat sank in the waters off Indonesia's western province of Riau on Thursday, leaving at least 11 people dead and more than 9 others missing, a rescuer said.
China renews blue alert for rainstorms
Apr 28
China's meteorological authority on Friday renewed a blue alert for rainstorms in some parts of the country's central and southern regions.
Travelers using Japan's Narita Airport to surge fivefold during spring holidays
Apr 27
International arrivals and departures at Narita Airport, near Tokyo, during Japan's upcoming spring holidays are predicted to surge to more than five times last year's figure.
Road crash kills 11, injures 9 in Afghanistan's northern province
Apr 27
At least 11 commuters were killed and nine others injured in a road accident in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province on Wednesday, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said on Thursday.
Cambodia ready to host 32nd SEA Games next month
Apr 27
Cambodia is ready to host the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games for the first time in 64 years from May 5 to 17, a top official said on Wednesday.
2 soldiers, 2 terrorists killed in military operation in NW Pakistan
Apr 27
The Pakistani army said on Wednesday that it has killed two terrorists and injured four others during an operation in Khyber district of the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Around 36,000 Afghan refugees return home from Iran
Apr 26
Nearly 36,000 Afghan refugees have returned to Afghanistan from neighboring Iran over one month, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Wednesday.