A search operation has so far rescued 24 people with no deaths reported at the site, in a city near the capital Manila.

Officials say a suspect approached a checkpoint near the building and opened fire, and that a bystander was wounded.

Twenty-one people have been injured, including a 15-year-old boy, with damage reported across all districts of Kyiv.

The 39-year-old was fatally injured while swimming out at a shoal off the Cassowary Coast in Queensland.

Officials say the train had been transporting military personnel home for Eid when it was attacked by armed separatists.

At least 82 people have been killed after a gas explosion at the Liushenyu mine in China.

Security forces were met by resistance while attempting to clear highway barriers, amid unrest over the government's economic policies.

Officers forced their way into the building days after the party vowed to defy a court ruling removing its leaders.