More than 100 people have died in one of the most destructive storms to lash the Philippines this year, with dozens more feared missing after villagers fled in the wrong direction and got buried in a mudslide. Almost two million others were swamped by floods in several provinces, officials said Monday.
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday promised a thorough investigation into the Halloween crush over the weekend that killed more than 150 people in the capital and plunged the country into a week of mourning.
Thousands of Instagram users reported being locked out of their accounts Monday morning, with some saying their accounts had been suspended without warning.
Mass indictments mark the Iranian government's first major legal action aimed at quashing dissent since unrest erupted over six weeks ago.
At least 132 people were killed after a century-old cable suspension bridge collapsed into a river Sunday evening in the western Indian state of Gujarat, sending hundreds plunging in the water in one of the worst accidents in the country over the past decade, officials said.
