Nine killed in Ukraine hotel fire
Kiev: Nine people were killed in a hotel fire in Ukraine’s port city of Odessa on Saturday, leading authorities to launch a country-wide inspection of safety regulations in holiday resorts and hotels. The fire broke out at 1:34 am (2234 GMT) in the southern city’s Tokyo Star hotel.
Senior Balochistan politician shot dead
Lahore: A senior politician was shot dead along with his minor grandson and two security guards on Saturday in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province.
7 killed in Indonesia ferry accident
Kendari (Indonesia): Seven people, including two children, were killed and four others missing after a ferry carrying dozens of passengers caught fire off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early on Saturday, police said. The ferry, heading from Southeast Sulawesi to an island in Central Sulawesi, caught fire shortly after midnight.
“Suddenly there were sparks in the engine and fire quickly spread to other parts of the boat,” local police spokesman Harry Goldenhard said in a statement.