A gas tanker truck exploded early Thursday in a populous district of Peru's capital Lima, killing one person and injuring up to 50 others, local police said.
Angola's billionaire former first daughter Isabel dos Santos has been charged with money laundering and mismanagement during her stewardship of state-owned oil firm Sonangol.
A large water-bombing plane crashed while fighting fires southwest of Sydney on Thursday, killing all three US crew on board, Australian officials said.
The security forces have repulsed Taliban fighters' offensive on security checkpoints in Baharak district of the northern Takhar province, forcing the attacking militants to flee after suffering casualties, provincial government spokesman Mohammad Jawad Hajari said Thursday.
Thousands of residents on Greek islands hosting large migrant camps kicked off a day of protests on Wednesday, demanding the immediate removal of asylum seekers.
