23 dead as dozens of wildfires torch forests in Chile

The latest emergency order covers the southern region of La Araucania, next to the previously declared Biobio and Nuble regions, located near the middle of the South American country's long Pacific coastline.

Nine missing after fishing boat capsizes in South Korea

The coast guard from the southwestern port city of Mokpo said that three crew members were rescued by a nearby commercial vessel following the accident late Saturday in waters near Daebichi island in the sea county of Sinan.

US cargo train derailment causes big fire

Ten of the cars that derailed carried hazardous materials, including five with vinyl chloride, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the lead federal investigating agency, said in a tweet Saturday night.

Pakistan ex-President Pervez Musharraf dies

According to local media reports quoting his family members said the former general succumbed to Amyloidosis. He was hospitalised for a couple of weeks due to a complication of his ailment.