SYDNEY -- Local media in Papua New Guinea (PNG) reported on Saturday that a number of injured people have been sent to hospital after two 6.7-magnitude earthquakes jolted the eastern part of the cuontry.

According to the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) of PNG, health workers at the Madang Provincial Hospital have confirmed receiving a group of injured people in the aftermath of the earthquake. (PNG-Earthquake-Casualties)

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HERAT, Afghanistan -- At least 15 people have been confirmed dead and 40 others injured in earthquakes that rocked west Afghanistan's Herat, Badghis, Farah provinces and adjoining areas on Saturday.

The country's Natural Disaster Management Authority said in a statement that relatively strong earthquakes struck west of the country including Herat, Badghis and Farah with some aftershocks in the morning. Preliminary reports confirm 15 dead and 40 injured in Herat province. (Afghanistan-Earthquake)

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SYDNEY -- Australian police on Saturday reported a fatal shooting in Melbourne, which killed a man at the scene and critically injured another.

The incident happened on Windrock Avenue in Craigieburn, a suburb in Melbourne's north, when some unknown males approached a vehicle in a shopping center car park on foot and fired multiple shots at the two men sitting in it. (Australia-Shooting-Death)

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PHNOM PENH -- China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has contributed tremendously and timely to Cambodia's economic and social development, with achievements enjoyed by the government and people of the Southeast Asian country, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Aun Pornmoniroth has said.

Pornmoniroth, who is also the minister of economy and finance, said the BRI has played an essential role in promoting development in Cambodia by boosting sustainable economic and social development through cooperation in various sectors, including infrastructure, economy, investment, financial sector, and people-to-people connectivity. (Cambodia-BRI-China)

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NEW DELHI -- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday said that it would soon commence the unmanned flight tests for its crewed space mission "Gaganyaan".

"ISRO to commence unmanned flight tests for the Gaganyaan mission. Preparations for the Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1), which demonstrates the performance of the Crew Escape System, are underway," said the ISRO in a post on X (formerly Twitter). (India-Unmanned flight test-Space mission) Enditem

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