A passenger bus veered off a road and plunged into a deep ravine in a mountainous region in Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and injuring 16 others.
The accident happened Thursday night near the town of Wellawaya, about 280 km east of the capital Colombo.
Police say the bus fell nearly 1,000 feet into a precipice.
An initial investigation revealed that the bus driver was speeding, lost control, collided with another vehicle, and crashed through guardrails before the fall.
Trump accepts Nobel medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has given her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump on Thursday during a White House meeting, as she tries to gain some influence over how the president shapes the South American country's political future.
Two Lisbon policemen charged with torturing migrants and vagrants
Two Lisbon police officers have been charged with torturing vagrants and migrants and then sharing images of their acts in an online chat with other officers, triggering a broader inquiry, Portuguese officials said on Friday.
At least seven killed in Uganda violence, Museveni dominates election results
At least seven people were killed in violence overnight in central Uganda, police said on Friday, following national elections that looked set to extend veteran President Yoweri Museveni's rule into a fifth decade.
Thailand halts multiple major construction projects after fatal accidents
Thailand's Transport Ministry on Friday ordered a 15-day construction halt on 14 contracts involving Italian-Thai Development PCL as well as other large-scale projects overseen by the ministry, as it conducts safety inspections after two fatal crane accidents in two days.
Bus crashes into building in South Korea, leaving 13 injured, Yonhap says
A bus crashed into a building in South Korea's capital Seoul on Friday, leaving 13 people injured, including two in a serious condition, the Yonhap News Agency reported.
The upcoming World Governments Summit in Dubai is set to host the largest leadership gathering in its history.
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai's Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, has "invited" residents to tune in to national media channels at 11:00 am on Saturday to mark the 'Day of Solidarity'.
A motorist caught livestreaming on social media while driving has been arrested by Abu Dhabi Police.
