Australia finds crashed US military aircraft

AFP, Sydney

A US military aircraft that crashed off the Australian coast has been found, authorities said yesterday, with divers preparing to try and locate three missing marines. The MV-22 Osprey turboprop went down on Saturday off Shoal water Bay in Queensland.

Twojournosintwodays murdered in Philippines

AFP, Zamboanga

Two journalists have been shot dead in two days in separate incidents in the Philippines, officials said yesterday. Broadcaster Rudy Alicaway and columnist Leo Diaz were the third and fourth journalists to be killed since President Rodrigo Duterte took office last year.

Zuma faces secret no-confidence vote

AFP, Cape Town

A parliamentary vote of no confidence in South African President Jacob Zuma will be held by secret ballot, it was announced yesterday, a move that could encourage some ANC lawmakers to vote to oust him. The vote, scheduled for today, has become a test of African National Congress (ANC) unity.

Floods, landslides kill 26 in Vietnam

AFP, Hanoi

Floods and landslides caused by torrential rains have killed 26 people and left 15 missing in Vietnam's mountainous north, authorities said yesterday. Since the start of August, flash floods have caused widespread destruction in the provinces of Dien Bien, Yen Bai, Son La, Cao Bang and Lai Chau.