YANGON -- Seven people were killed in a road accident Saturday on Pathein-Chaungtha road in Ayeyarwady region, according to the local police.

A private car collided with an express bus and caught fire, killing seven people on board, including two men, three women and two children, said an officer of the Ayeyarwady police. (Myanmar-Car Crash)

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NEW DELHI -- Indian authorities Saturday deployed teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands in anticipation of Cyclone Asani.

According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the low-pressure area formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman sea is moving ahead northwest, and likely to transform into a storm cyclone by March 21. (India-Cyclone)

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DHAKA -- A vessel carrying cement clinkers sank off Bangladesh's premier seaport in Chattogram, some 242 km southeast of capital Dhaka, early on Saturday, leaving five crew members missing.

"Five crew members have yet to be found after the vessel capsized Saturday in the Bay of Bengal at the outer anchorage of the Chattogram seaport," Md Omar Farooque, an official of the port, told Xinhua. (Bangladesh-Vessel-Sinking)

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KABUL, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Four children have been killed by an unexploded ordnance blast in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, the country's Ministry of Interior said on Saturday.

The incident occurred in Shah Wali Kot district when an explosive remnant of war (ERW) was detonated by accident when the ill-fated children were playing in a remote village, the ministry said in a statement. (Afghanistan-Blast-Unexploded Ordnance) Enditem

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