NEW DELHI -- At least six people were killed in a devastating fire that broke out in a wedding marquee in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, police said Friday.

The fire broke out Thursday night due to setting off firecrackers in Alinagar area of Darbhanga district, about 184 km northeast of Patna, the capital city of Bihar. (India-Wedding-Fire)

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YAOUNDE -- Gunmen have killed at least four fishermen in a raid at a river in Waza, situated in Lake Chad in Cameroon's Far North Region, local and security sources said on Friday

Suspected members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) were responsible for the "abominable act" which took place on Thursday, residents and military sources said. (Cameroon-Far North-Terror Group)

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YANGON -- Three people were killed with 10 others injured in a three-vehicle collision in southern Myanmar, a local police officer told Xinhua on Friday.

The crash occurred in Nyaunglebin Township of the Bago Region at around 12:00 p.m. local time on Friday. (Myanmar-Vehicle Collision-Casualty)

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SINGAPORE -- Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said Friday it arrested 67 suspected drug offenders, including a 16-year-old female, in an island-wide anti-drug operation from April 21 to 26.

The CNB seized 572 grams of cannabis, 222 grams of heroin, and 55 grams of Ice, among other drugs, with an estimated value of 62,000 Singapore dollars (45,500 U.S. dollars). (Singapore-Drugs) Enditem

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