Nairobi [Kenya], February 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Four people, including two foreigners, were killed Sunday morning after a vehicle they were traveling in plunged into a railway track near Dagoretti neighborhood in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, the police said.
California [US], February 20 (ANI/Xinhua): One pilot died and another was injured after a police helicopter crashed Saturday night in the western US state of California, authorities have said.
Brasilia [Brazil], February 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from landslides and floods that occurred Tuesday in the city of Petropolis in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state rose to 146 on Saturday, as rescue efforts had stretched into their fifth day, the Civil Defense has said.
Beijing [China], February 20 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said that UN Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet can visit Xinjiang but the Beijing doesn't welcome any investigation in the region.
Lagos [Nigeria], February 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian police in the northwest state of Zamfara have rescued 24 people abducted by bandits, a spokesperson said Saturday.
Beijing [China], February 20 (ANI): Multinational firms that are trying to comply with new import restrictions from other countries have found themselves facing penalties in China.
Cairo [Egypt], February 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Nine criminals and one policeman were killed during a security raid at a gang's hideout in Egypt's Nile Delta province of Dakahlia, said the Egyptian Interior Ministry in a statement on Saturday.
Tehran [Iran], February 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's foreign minister said Iran favors the "quality" of any possible deal in the ongoing talks in Vienna aimed to restore the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, official IRNA news agency reported Saturday.
Manila [Philippines], February 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,923 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,650,748.
Brasilia [Brazil], February 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of fatalities due to floods and mudslides in Petropolis, a town in southeast Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, rose to 130 on Friday, according to local authorities.
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): China sentenced an Uyghur educator and principal of a high school in Korla (Kuerle in Chinese) in northwestern China's Xinjiang region to 18 years in prison for inviting two Uyghur scholars to give presentations.
Manila [Philippines], February 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,232 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,648,925.