China: Hotel fire kills nine

Nine people were killed and two others injured after a fire broke out Friday in a hotel in Liping County, southwest China’s Guizhou Province. According to the local emergency management authorities, and reported by the Chinese news agency Xinhua, the …

Somali army kills 43 Al-Shabab militia fighters

The Somali National Army carried out military operations in the “Ali Foto” area of the Kuntuwari city in the Lower Shabelle region, killing more than 20 members of the Al-Shabaab militia. According to the Somali News Agency (SUNA), the operation that …