Lightning claims nine lives in India
NEW DELHI, June 25: At least nine people have been killed by lightning strikes in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, officials said Monday. The casualties were reported from Katihar, Munger, Nalanda, Gaya and Banka districts. "All the deaths took place Sunday night. While five people lost their lives in Katihar and Munger districts, four deaths were reported from Nalanda, Gaya and Banka districts," a disaster management official said. State Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has expressed grief over the deaths and announced a compensation of 400,000 rupees to the families of each of the deceased. — Xinhua
Seven perish in Vietnam floods, landslides
LAI CHAU, June 25: Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains have killed at least seven people and left 12 missing in Vietnam since Saturday, the Disaster Management Authority said on Monday. All of the victims are from the mountainous provinces of Lai Chau and Ha Giang, where the floods and landslides have also injured five people. "Rain has subsided in Lai Chau province, but we fear that the death toll will continue to rise as the chance for the missing to be found alive is very thin," said Vu Van Luat, a disaster management official in the province. — Reuters
US to send FBI experts to investigate Ethiopia blast
ADDIS ABABA, June 25: The United States will send FBI experts to Ethiopia to help investigate a grenade attack at a rally for new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, state-affiliated media said on Monday. A grenade exploded on Saturday moments after Abiy had finished addressing the crowds, who had turned out to back his push for radical political and economic reforms, including a peace deal with arch-enemy Eritrea. Thirty people have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the attack that killed two and wounded 156 in Addis Ababa's packed Meskel Square. — Reuters
EU to impose sanctions on 11 Venezuelan officials
LUXEMBOURG, June 25: The European Union (EU) will impose economic sanctions on 11 Venezuelan officials in protest at President Nicolas Maduro's re-election, which the bloc said was not free or fair, EU diplomats said. The travel bans and asset freezes, first reported by Reuters in May, will be in addition to seven senior Venezuela officials the bloc sanctioned in January. They do not target Maduro directly as the EU seeks to pressure those around him first. The EU, Venezuela's third-largest trading partner after the United States and China, is seeking to isolate Caracas and to help end what it sees as an authoritarian regime that is ruining the economy, provoking food shortages. The European Union imposed an arms embargo on Venezuela in November. — Reuters
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