Hostage escapes, another drowns and 3rd shot
Manila: An Indonesian hostage held by Muslim militants in the southern Philippines swam his way to freedom but another drowned while a Malaysian was shot in the back while escaping, officials said on Saturday.
19 die in road crash in northern Nigeria: official
Kano (Nigeria): Nineteen people were killed when a truck veered off of the road in northern Nigeria’s Katsina state, a road safety official said on Saturday.
“The accident happened around 7:00 am (local time) on Friday when the driver lost control due to fatigue and overloading,” Ibrahim Abdullahi of the Federal Roads Safety Commission told AFP.”We evacuated 19 dead bodies and 38 injured passengers,” he said.