SINGAPORE -- China and Singapore have expressed willingness to further strengthen cooperation on the Belt asd Road Initiative (BRI).

The pledge was made during the four-day visit to Singapore by Chen Min'er, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee. (China-Singapore-Cooperation)

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CANBERRA -- Australia's foreign minister has made a plea to her Iranian counterpart over the three detained Australians, including a couple arrested for flying a drone near a military installation.

According to the report of The Australian on Friday, Foreign Minister Marise Payne told parliament on Thursday that she met with Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Bangladesh earlier in September. (Australia-Iran)

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NEW DELHI -- At least 11 people died after a boat capsized in India's central state of Madhya Pradesh, media reports said on Friday.

The incident took place on Friday morning when a boat carrying around 16 people capsized during a religious event of the immersion processions of "Lord Ganesha" idols at Khatlapura Ghat in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. (India-Boat accident)

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NEW DELHI -- At least three persons died and four others injured after the roof of their house collapsed due to heavy rainfall in India's northern state of Punjab, police told Xinhua on Friday.

Police said the incident occurred early on Friday morning at Kalihari village in Sujanpur in Pathankot. (India-Roof collapse) Enditem

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