12 dead, 4 missing after bridge collapses in China
BEIJING, Aug 22: Twelve people were killed and four are missing after part of a bridge under construction collapsed Friday in northwest China, state media reported. A video published by state broadcaster CCTV showed the middle of the bridge's arch section suddenly giving way and plunging into the waters of the Yellow River below. The cause was a steel cable failure, state news agency Xinhua said. The People's Daily newspaper said 15 workers and a project manager were on-site at the time. Twelve people have been confirmed dead and four people are still missing, CCTV reported. — AFP
7.5 magnitude earthquake in the Chilean Antarctic
SANTIAGO, Aug 22: A 7.5 magnitude earthquake rattled the Chilean Antarctic region and the southern Drake Passage on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said. There was no threat of a tsunami from the quake, which took place at 22:16 local time (0216 GMT), at a depth of 6.7 miles (10.8 kilometers), the survey said in a statement. — AFP
Two separate guerilla attacks kill 18 in Colombia
CALI (Colombia), Aug 22: Two separate attacks blamed on dissident guerilla groups killed 18 people and wounded dozens in Colombia on Thursday, one involving a truck bomb while a drone downed a police helicopter in the other, deepening the country's most serious security crisis in decades. The latest deadly attacks, which struck the southwestern city of Cali and a coca farm in the north, pose fresh challenges to Colombia's fragile peace processes ahead of elections next year. Around 3 pm local time (2000 GMT), a truck loaded with explosives was detonated on a busy street near a military aviation school in Cali, killing six people and wounding more than 60, officials said. — AFP
Deadly clashes as Iraqi Kurdistan opposition figure arrested
BAGHDAD, Aug 22: Three members of the security forces in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region were killed and 19 wounded during the arrest of an opposition figure on Friday, security officials said. Lahur Sheikh Jangi surrendered after barricading himself in a luxury hotel with his guards, said one official who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the subject. His brother Bolad was wounded and detained after hours of fighting that saw security forces use heavy artillery to dislodge them. — Reuters
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