TOKYO -- The death toll has risen to 202 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of 2 p.m. local time on Tuesday after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the prefecture and its vicinity last week, public broadcaster NHK reported. (Japan-Noto Earthquake)

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HANOI -- A military training aircraft fell down in Dien Ban town, Vietnam's central province of Quang Nam at about 11 a.m. on Tuesday, local media reported.

Before the aircraft crashed, two pilots onboard parachuted out of it.

The plane fell on an empty land lot near a garden. A local working in the garden near the crash site was slightly injured by the debris. (Vietnam-Military aircraft-Accident)

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LOS ANGELES -- The first U.S. private moon landing mission suffered an anomaly following its launch from the U.S. state of Florida early Monday.

A new rocket developed by U.S. space launch company United Launch Alliance lifted off at 02:18 a.m. Eastern Time (0718 GMT) Monday from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. (U.S.-Moon Lander-Malfunctions)

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VLADIVOSTOK -- A Boeing 737-800 passenger plane operated by Russia's Nordstar Airlines slid off the runway when landing at Norilsk airport in Siberia on Tuesday, but no one was hurt, local authorities said.

The plane, touching down at 10:00 a.m. local time (0300 GMT), had 176 people on board, including eight crew members and 168 passengers, according to the Federal Air Transport Agency. (Russia-Plane-Accident) Enditem

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