MEHTARLAM/HERAT, Afghanistan -- Afghan police have arrested four people on the charge of drug smuggling in Laghman Province and in Herat Province, provincial authorities said Monday.
According to the statement of the provincial police headquarters of Laghman, the alleged smugglers in Laghman were attempting to sell the contraband to drug addicts in different parts of the country, but police identified them on Sunday and took them into custody for further investigations. (Afghanistan-Law Enforcement-Drug Smugglers)
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TOKYO -- Japan postponed on Monday the lift-off of an H2A rocket carrying a probe that will attempt to make the nation's first lunar landing.
The delay of the mission, due to strong winds, was announced by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the manufacturer of the rocket. (Japan-Rocket Launch-Delay)
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CANBERRA -- A mission was underway to recover the bodies of three U.S. Marines who were killed in an aircraft crash off Australia's north coast.
The U.S. MV-22B Osprey aircraft was carrying 23 personnel when it crashed off the coast of the Northern Territory during a routine military training exercise on Sunday. (Australia-U.S. -Aircraft Crash)
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NEW YORK -- Tropical Storm Idalia, which formed on Sunday, was expected to strengthen to a Category 2 hurricane by the time it reaches U.S. Florida's Gulf Coast on Tuesday.
Winds were predicted to reach a peak of 100 mph (about 160 kph), Jamie Rhome, deputy director of the National Hurricane Center, said in an update on Sunday evening. (US-Florida Gulf Coast-Tropical Storm)
