DAR ES SALAAM -- Hussein Ali Mwinyi was sworn in on Monday as president of Tanzania's Zanzibar, succeeding Ali Mohamed Shein, who ruled the Indian Ocean islands for two five-year terms.

Mwinyi, a doctor by profession and former minister for defense, was sworn in by Zanzibar's Chief Justice Omar Othman Makungu at a ceremony at Amani Stadium on Unguja Island. (Tanzania-Zanzibar-Inauguration)

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LAGOS -- At least 16 people were killed and seven others injured when a truck rammed into a market in southwest Nigeria on Saturday, police said.

The incident occurred in Akungba Akoko, in the state of Ondo, said Boboye Oyeyemi, head of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, in a statement reaching Xinhua late Sunday. (Nigeria-Crash)

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HANOI -- Floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Molave have left 33 people dead and 49 missing in Vietnam's central and central highlands regions as of Monday, the country's Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said.

The fatalities were recorded in Quang Nam, Nghe An, Dak Lak and Gia Lai provinces, while the missing were reported mostly in Quang Nam and Binh Dinh provinces, according to the committee. (Vietnam-Typhoon Molave)

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ISTANBUL -- At least 79 people were killed, and 962 others were wounded in a strong earthquake that hit Turkey's western province of Izmir, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said on Monday.

In a written statement, the AFAD noted that rescue operations are still ongoing in the debris of eight collapsed buildings across the province. (Turkey-Earthquake) Enditem

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