At least 126 people have died and more feared trapped after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar.
According to reports, the miners were collecting stones when a wave of mud and rock triggered by heavy rain trapped them.
Rescue operations have been hindered by the downpour, with authorities warning that more miners are feared dead.
"Other bodies are in the mud," Tar Lin Maung, a local official with the information ministry, told Reuters. “The numbers are going to rise.”
Yemeni military says Houthi attack on Mocha kills 7, wounds 30
The Yemeni military has announced early on Monday that seven people, including military personnel and civilians, were killed and 30 others wounded in a Houthi attack on the Red Sea port city of Mocha.
Gunman fires inside Thai government office as country reels from school shooting
A gunman was arrested after firing shots at a local government office on the outskirts of Thailand's capital on Monday, officials said, just days after a teenager's killing rampage at a school in the same province reignited debate over gun control.
Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 4,120
The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has raised the number of deaths to 1,887 and confirmed Ebola cases to 4,120 on Sunday due to the outbreak that was declared in the east of the country on May 15.
Netanyahu says Trump's new Gaza plan is unacceptable
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu restated his rejection of Donald Trump's latest Gaza plan in televised remarks to his right-wing government on Sunday, even as Israel's military has effectively halted attacks in the territory under pressure from the US President.
Fire near Indonesia's Mount Bromo extinguished after 550 hectares burnt
A fire in Indonesia's Mount Bromo National Park in East Java that burnt 550 hectares (1,360 acres) has been extinguished, with no casualties reported.
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