MEXICO CITY -- The death toll from a pipeline blast in central Mexico has risen to 71, authorities said on Saturday.

At least 71 people were killed and 76 others injured in the explosion, Hidalgo State Governor Omar Fayad told the media. (Mexico-Explosion)

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UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was saddened on Saturday by an oil pipeline explosion in Mexico that left 66 people dead, said his spokesman.

"The secretary-general expresses his solidarity with the people and government of Mexico. The United Nations system in Mexico stands ready to offer assistance to the national authorities," said Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman, in a statement. (UN-Mexico-Blast)

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MOSCOW -- Russia's Black Sea fleet is closely monitoring a U.S. missile destroyer in the sea, the Russian National Defense Control Center said Saturday.

"Units of the Black Sea Fleet started tracking the USS Donald Cook, a guided missile destroyer, immediately after it entered the Black Sea," the center was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency. (Russia-U.S.-Black Sea)

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LA PAZ -- A head-on crash between two buses on the Oruro-Potosi highway in southwest Bolivia on Saturday left at least 22 dead and more than 30 others injured, said local police.

The accident occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday when two buses from the companies of Trans Azul and Trans Imperial crashed on the highway some 40 km from the city of Challapata, Romulo Delgado, commander general of the police, told reporters. (Bolivia-Bus Accident) Enditem

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