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CAIRO (AP) — French investigators caution that no conclusions can be drawn yet in the crash of EgyptAir Flight 804 despite messages from the plane suggesting smoke was detected in multiple places moments before it disappeared from radar. The plane with 66 people aboard crashed into the Mediterranean where searchers have found body parts and debris. The search continues, especially for the crucial black boxes. Egypt says it believes terrorism is a more likely explanation than equipment failure.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Another insider attack has killed six police officers in Afghanistan. A police official says the officers were shot and killed by colleagues who turned their guns on them at a checkpoint in a volatile southern province. There were two similar incidents during the week. An official says three officers involved in today's escaped with weapons and vehicles.
BEIJING (AP) — The official Xinhua (shin-wah) News Agency says a fierce storm in southern China killed at least eight people left another four missing. All the deaths and the missing people were reported in the city of Xinyi (shin-yee), which was hit the hardest by Friday's storm. The rain and wind drenched houses, broke levees, flooded farmland and destroyed roads.
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's coastal region has been battered by a deadly cyclone. Heavy rain and strong winds left at least five people dead and forced hundreds of thousands to flee the storm. Local media say the deaths were caused by the collapse of houses in three different districts. The meteorological office says dozens of villages have been submerged by floodwaters. Bangladesh, a delta nation, is prone to deadly cyclones.
BANGKOK (AP) — A Catholic priest who is one of Vietnam's most prominent dissidents is free today, an apparent gesture of goodwill toward President Barack Obama, who's scheduled to arrive tomorrow. The Catholic Archdiocese of the central city of Hue reported on its webpage that it welcomed the early release of the Rev. Nguyen Van Ly (win van lee). He has served several long prison terms and a number of health crises.
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