News in Brief -(10-01-2018)

Nine Afghan soldiers die in camp attack

TIRIN KOT, Jan 09: At least nine Afghan army soldiers were killed and 20 others wounded after Taliban militants attacked an army camp in Uruzgan province, south of Afghanistan, a local official said Tuesday. "Armed militants attacked an army camp in Kaftar Khana, an area on the outskirts of provincial capital Tirin Kot on Sunday night. The army personnel repulsed the attackers after hours of fighting," the provincial source told Xinhua anonymously. — Xinhua

Major fire at Mumbai godown

NEW DELHI, Jan 09: A major fire broke out at a large metal scrap godown in India's financial capital Mumbai Tuesday, fire officials said. ortunately, there have been no reports of any casualty in the incident. "The fire started in the early hours of the day at the godown on Reay Road and soon it gutted the godown," a senior fire official said. — Xinhua

Tonga's PM recovering from illness

NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga, Jan 09: Tonga's recently re-appointed Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva was said to be in a stable condition in an intensive care unit Tuesday recovering from an undisclosed illness. Pohiva was admitted to Vaiola Hospital when he became ill last week and was transferred to the intensive care unit when his condition worsened on Sunday, medical authorities said. — AFP

Commuter train crash leaves 200 injured outside Johannesburg

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 09: A South African emergency response group says around 200 people have been injured in a train crash on the outskirts of Johannesburg. A statement from ER24 says there are no fatalities in the crash Tuesday morning at a commuter train station in Germiston. The statement says one train carriage derailed. It says the details around the crash are not clear but authorities are on the scene and investigating. —AP