At least 738 farm animals were killed after lightning struck central-west Mongolia on Tuesday, the emergency management department of Arkhangai province said Wednesday.
Afghan forces killed up to 20 militants loyal to the Taliban in a series of air and ground operations in northern Kunduz province, an army spokesman in the northern region Ghulam Hazrat Karimi said on Wednesday.
Ross Perot, a self-made billionaire and two-time independent candidate for US president, has died at the age of 89.Perot was a businessman who made his fortune in computer services.
Thai television footage on Tuesday showed pictures of students and teachers stranded after a heavy rain triggered flash floods and mudslides in Thailand's northern province of Tak.