KABUL -- A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan on Friday at around 5:40 p.m. local time, with strong tremors felt in the capital, Kabul.
The epicenter was located northeast of Kabul in Panjshir province, at 35.59 degrees north latitude and 69.76 degrees east longitude, with a focal depth of 90.7 km. (Afghanistan-Earthquake)
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TOKYO -- Two people went missing after a cargo ship collided with a recreational fishing boat off the coast of central Japan's Mie Prefecture on Friday, local media reported.
According to the Japan Coast Guard, a 499-ton cargo vessel struck a recreational fishing boat shortly before 1 p.m. local time in waters off Toba, Mie Prefecture, causing the smaller vessel to capsize, public brochures NHK reported. (Japan-Boat Collision)
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MANILA -- Rain-induced landslides in the provinces of Davao de Oro and Davao Oriental in the southern Philippines have killed at least seven people, authorities said Friday.
The Philippine Red Cross said its team retrieved three bodies from the landslide that struck a village of Monkayo town in Davao de Oro province on Thursday night. (Philippines-Landslide-Death)
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SEOUL -- Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol apologized to the public on Friday for his shortcomings following a lower court's decision to sentence him to life in prison for insurrection charges stemming from his martial law declaration.
Yoon said in a statement that he deeply apologized to the public for the frustrations and hardships caused by his own shortcomings, although his decision to declare the emergency martial law was solely for the nation and the people. (South Korea-Impeached President) Enditem
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