KABUL -- At least 14 people have been confirmed dead due to a new round of heavy rains and flash floods in the western Herat and northern Sari Pul provinces of Afghanistan as well as adjoining areas over the past couple of days, officials said Sunday.

Heavy rains and flash floods killed seven people in Herat province over the past couple of days, provincial director for the disaster management authority Musa Ashhari confirmed. (Afghanistan-Rainstorms)

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MANILA -- One female was killed and another adult injured in a fire that broke out in Manila City on Sunday, the Bureau of Fire Protection said.

Firefighter Charles Bacoco told reporters that the fire broke out around 9:30 a.m. local time, trapping the sleeping bedridden woman inside a building. (Philippines-Fire-Death)

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TOKYO -- Japan's estimated child population as of April 1 stood at 14.01 million, marking a fall for the 43rd straight year, government data showed.

The number of children aged 14 or younger, including foreigners, dropped 330,000 from a year before to hit its record low since comparable data became available in 1950, according to data released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on Saturday. (Japan-Child Population)

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ISLAMABAD -- Four terrorists were killed in a clash with police on Saturday in Quetta, capital of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, a spokesperson of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police said.

The spokesperson said the incident took place on Saturday night when four terrorists riding two motorcycles attacked a police patrolling vehicle near Sibbi road in the city. (Pakistan-Counter Terrorism) Enditem

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