ADDIS ABABA -- At least seven people were killed in a traffic accident in southern Ethiopia, local officials said Thursday.

The accident occurred in the West Arsi zone of the Oromia region Wednesday night when a truck traveling on the road lost control and plunged into a gorge, leaving seven people dead, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate quoted local officials as saying. (Ethiopia-Road Accident-Casualty)

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RIGA -- Latvian Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karins of the ruling New Unity party announced his resignation on Thursday after meeting with Prime Minister Evika Silina.

Karins told reporters that he will step down on April 10. The date has been chosen because a regular parliament sitting is scheduled for April 11, so lawmakers would be able to elect a new foreign minister. (Latvia-PM)

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MOSCOW -- Russia is not involved in any ongoing talks about potential peace initiatives in Ukraine, but is monitoring such details, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday.

Earlier in the day, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz mentioned that several countries including Ukraine have been holding discussions at the level of security advisors on initiatives that could potentially lead to a peace process in the Ukraine crisis. (Russia-Ukraine-Peace Talk)

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JAKARTA -- The death toll from a landslide caused by widespread torrential rain last Sunday in the Indonesian province of West Java has risen to seven with three still missing, an official said on Thursday.

According to Supriono, head of the operation unit of the provincial search and rescue office, rescuers have recovered three bodies on Thursday, two adults and a child, buried in the landslide that hit two villages in the province recently. (Indonesia-Landslide) Enditem

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