11 killed in China mishap

BEIJING: A bus crashed head-on into a truck in southwest China on Monday, killing 11 people and injuring another 23, the government said. The accident occurred before dawn when the bus was travelling from Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, to Dali, the official Xinhua News Agency. — AP

2 killed, 25 hurt in Lanka

COLOMBO: A private bus racing a competitor plowed into roadside coconut trees on Monday, killing two people and injuring 25 in a northwestern Sri Lanka town. — AP

Blast kills Afghan cops

KANDAHAR: A remote-controlled bomb exploded near a police vehicle in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing two officers and injuring four more, an official said. Other blasts near a US base and an American convoy caused no reported casualties. — AP

Ex-Singapore prez dead

SINGAPORE: Former Singapore President Wee Kim Wee has died from cancer at age 89, his family said on Monday. Bill Wee said his father’s death was from “secondary cancer” arising from complications from an earlier bout with prostate cancer. — AP