SANAA -- At least 26 civilians were killed early Wednesday when a Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit a hotel in Yemen's northern rebel-stronghold province of Saada, a provincial security official told Xinhua.
Dozens of others were wounded in the airstrike that hit the hotel in al-Layl popular market in Sahar district in south of the province. (Yemen-Airstrike-Kill)
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ISTANBUL -- Four crew members died and six others went missing on Wednesday when a cargo ship sank in the Black Sea near the Asian side of Istanbul, local media reported.
The ship bearing Turkish flag was sailing from Gemlik Port in the Marmara Sea to the Black Sea province of Zonguldak when it disappeared from radar off Istanbul's Sile district, the Hurriyet daily said. (Istanbul-Cargo ship-Sink)
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NEW DELHI -- At least eight people were killed and around 100 others injured after a boiler exploded Wednesday at a state-run power project in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, local media reported.
The blast took place during the evening inside National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) plant at Raibareli, about 82 km southeast of Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh. (India-Boiler-Explode)
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ASSADABAD -- A Taliban key commander, Samiullah Malangyar and his 44 armed men gave up fighting and joined the government-backed peace process in the eastern Kunar province on Wednesday, provincial governor Wahidullah Kalimzai said.
"Taliban key commander Samiullah Malangyar who was active against the government in several districts including Khas Kunar, Chawkai, Sarkano and Norgul over the past few years joined the peace process along with 44 of his armed men and handed over their weapons to local authorities in a ceremony held here in provincial capital Assadabad," Kalimzai told reporters here. (Assadabad-Taliban commander-Gave up)
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TOKYO -- Leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shinzo Abe was reelected as the country's prime minister on Wednesday following the ruling party's sweeping victory in the Oct. 22 lower house election.
Both houses of parliament convened Wednesday for a special session following the Oct. 22 lower house election, which saw the ruling coalition sweep to victory. (Abe-Prime minister-Reelect) Enditem
