BANGUI -- Nearly 20 people were killed and several others injured in a stampede triggered by a power transformer explosion at Barthelemy Boganda High School in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), on Wednesday, the country's National Assembly said in a statement on Thursday.

The National Assembly said the explosion caused panic among exam candidates, resulting in a stampede as they attempted to flee. The victims were taken to various medical facilities in the capital. (CAR-Explosion)

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MEXICO CITY -- At least 10 people, including children, were killed in a gunfight Tuesday night at a patron saint festival in Irapuato, a city in central Mexico's Guanajuato state, President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed Wednesday morning.

"It was actually a clash but unfortunately children died," the president said at her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City. (Mexico-Gunfight)

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BERLIN -- A 27-year-old man was shot dead by police on Thursday morning in Wangen, the southern German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, according to a joint statement by local authorities.

The man, who had sought asylum in Germany, was wanted under a warrant issued by the public prosecutor's office in the city of Ulm. He had been ordered to serve a prison sentence for an assault offence. (Germany-Police-Shooting)

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ISLAMABAD -- At least four people were killed and 19 others injured in rain-related accidents in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province over the past 24 hours, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said Thursday.

The disaster authority urged residents to take precautionary measures and announced financial assistance for the victims' families in line with a government policy. (Pakistan-Rain-Accidents) Enditem