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A Cuban military plane crashed Saturday morning in the western province of Artemisa, killing eight members of the military on board, state media said.

The plane, belonging to Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces, crashed into a mountain, just west of the capital Havana, in the province of Artemisa.

(Cuba-Crash)

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BOGOTA -- The death toll from a collapsed building that was under construction in Cartagena, Colombia, continued to climb as rescue workers sifted through the rubble.

On Saturday, City Hall issued its latest tally of victims, including 18 dead and 23 injured, with a total of 41 people rescued. (Colombia-Collapse-Death)

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JAKARTA -- At least five people had been killed and three others seriously injured when flash floods struck Magelang regency in Central Java province of western Indonesia, an official said on Saturday evening.

Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of national disaster agency, said heavy rains since Saturday noon have triggered the Ndaru river to overflow, hitting residential areas. (Indonesia-Flood)

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RABAT -- Three people were killed and four others were injured Saturday in a fire caused by cellphone charger in the central Moroccan city of Azilal.

Preliminary investigations have shown that the fire broke out due to an inappropriately plugged cellphone charger in apartment, local authorities said in a statement. (Morocco-Fire) Endi

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