Asia

East Java Gov. Khofifah Indar Parawansa said authorities are investigating the cause of death while the carcasses will be buried around the coast.

Protesters have defied a ban on public gatherings to as anti-coup demonstrations continue, while the authorities have stepped up the arrests of politicians and activists.

The situation is so bad, "even the introverts are here", as one demonstrator's poster put it.

Reports say fire services were delayed in arriving at the scene and took two hours to bring the blaze under control.

Sadyr Zhaparov is declared prime minister after authorities announce a state of emergency and a nightly curfew following a week of unrest in Kyrgyzstan's capital

Critics say the new law ends freedoms that were guaranteed for half a century when British rule ended in 1997.

A rare "ring of fire" eclipse appeared on the Northern Hemisphere's longest day and wowed skywatchers across the world from Africa to China

Some described it as a 'once-in-a-lifetime' event.