JOHANNESBURG -- Eight people were killed and scores of others injured after a bus they were riding in overturned Saturday near Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, authorities said Sunday.

The passengers were travelling from the province's Moses Mabhida stadium, where the ruling African National Congress (ANC) launched its manifesto for upcoming elections. (South Africa-Car Crash)

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TOKYO -- A convenience store employee died after a man stabbed him and two other co-workers in Sapporo in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido on Sunday, local media reported.

The incident happened around 6:50 a.m. local time when the man armed with what appeared to be a kitchen knife started attacking people at a Seicomart store in Sapporo's Kita Ward, Kyodo News said. (Japan-Stabbing-Death)

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MEXICO CITY -- At least nine people died and six others were injured on Saturday after a van rear-ended a moving trailer container in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosi.

The country's Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection said on its social media account that the accident occurred on the 75D Rioverde-San Luis Potosi highway, at kilometer 17. (Mexico-Road Accident)

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PHNOM PENH -- The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) won a sweeping victory in the fifth election for the Senate, or the upper house, on Sunday, a party's spokesperson said.

CPP's spokesperson Sok Eysan cited preliminary results as saying that the CPP won the most majority votes in the election. (Cambodia-Election) Enditem

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