DOHA -- At least 12 people died in weather-related accidents in certain Omani governorates, Oman News Agency reported on Sunday.

The victims were killed after their vehicles were swept away by rapidly flowing waters, the search and rescue sector of Oman's National Committee for Emergency Management was quoted as saying. (Oman-Flood-Deaths)

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MEXICO CITY -- At least three people were killed after a helicopter crashed south of Mexico City, local authorities said Sunday.

Pablo Vazquez, head of the secretariat of citizen security of Mexico City, said on social media that people in the neighborhood were not at risk after the crash. (Mexico-Helicopter Crash)

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MANILA -- Philippine troops have killed three alleged members of Dawlah Islamiya (DI), an Islamic militant group, during a clash in the southern Philippines, the military said Monday.

The military said a soldier was wounded in the 20-minute fighting that broke out on Saturday in a town in Lanao del Norte province. (Philippines-Militants Deaths)

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TUNIS -- Tunisian National Guard units retrieved two bodies of migrants and arrested a group of smugglers, organizers of illegal crossings and several undocumented migrants, Tunis Afrique Press reported Sunday evening.

A vehicle and 12 boats used for illegal migration operations were also seized, Tunis Afrique Press reported, citing a press release issued by the Tunisian National Guard on Sunday. (Tunisia-Migrants) Enditem

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