Hurricane Michael death toll hits 17
Mexico Beach: The death toll from Hurricane Michael has risen to at least 17 with fears it would continue to climb on Saturday as search-and-rescue teams scour the debris of the Florida town that bore the brunt of the monster storm. “Mexico Beach is devastated,” Florida Governor Rick Scott said of the town where Michael made landfall as a Category 4 storm on Wednesday.
Saudi-led airstrike kills 17 in Yemeni port city
Cairo: Yemeni rebel officials say an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition targeting Shiite rebels has killed at least 17 people in the port-city of Hodeidah.
11 killed in crash of car carrying migrants
Thessaloniki (Greece): A car carrying migrants collided with a truck in northern Greece on Saturday, killing 11 people, police said. Ten of the victims were believed to be migrants who crossed into the Greece from Turkey. The 11th person was the driver and a suspected migrant smuggler, police said.
2 killed after coalmine collapses in Pakistan
Peshawar: At least two miners were killed and as many injured when a coalmine collapsed in north west Pakistan on Saturday, according to rescue officials.