TEHRAN -- Iran's foreign minister said on Wednesday Tehran will add at least four institutes and 15 officials of the West to its "terrorists blacklist," the details of which will be announced in the coming hours, according to semi-official Tasnim news agency.

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks during a visit to an institute in Tehran that supports epidermolysis bullosa (EB) patients. (Iran-Western officials-Terrorist Blacklist)

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HARARE -- Veld fires in Zimbabwe have killed 18 people this year, with the hectarage burnt up 58.6 percent from last year, a cabinet minister said Tuesday.

"The nation is being informed that the year 2022 is showing an upsurge in uncontrolled fire problems threatening the gains made in the past," said Monica Mutsvangwa, minister of information, publicity and broadcasting services. (Veld fires-Zimbabwe)

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LAGOS -- At least two people were killed by unknown gunmen who attacked a village in Nigeria's north-central state of Niger on Tuesday, local police said.

A group of gunmen invaded the Gulu village in the state, killing two civilians and taking away eight others, said Niger police spokesman Wasiu Abiodun in a statement. (Nigeria-Gunmen-Attack)

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SAO PAULO -- Six people, including two young siblings, were killed in flooding and landslides sparked by heavy rains that hit Brazil's southern state of Parana over the past seven days, the state civil defense agency said Tuesday.

Eight-month-old Nicolas Rodrigues and six-year-old Nicole Luiza Rodrigues died after their parents' car was swept away by floodwaters in the town of Pato Branco, the agency said in a report. The parents were rescued alive. (Brazil-Floods-Death) Enditem

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