The death toll in the collapse of a Shanghai commercial building that was undergoing renovation rose to 10 on Friday.
More than 150 firefighters and 24 fire engines participated in the rescue operations after construction workers were trapped under piles of toppled concrete pillars and shattered wooden beams.
Authorities said 25 people had been found in the rubble, 10 of whom had succumbed to their injuries.
An investigation into the incident is currently underway.
Around 500 feared dead in Afghanistan earthquake
Around 500 people have been killed and 1,000 more injured in an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan on Monday, the country's state-run broadcaster Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) reported.
South Korea suspends anti-North Korea radio broadcasts
South Korea has suspended a military radio broadcast that transmits to North Korea as part of measures aimed at easing tensions with Pyongyang, Seoul's defence ministry said on Monday.
Deadly Indonesia protests force U-turn on lawmakers' perks
Indonesian political parties have agreed to cut lawmakers' benefits, President Prabowo Subianto said on Sunday, in a bid to calm anti-government protests that have killed at least five people in the country's worst violence in decades.
Houthis raid UN premises in Yemen, detain at least 11 people
Yemen's Houthis raided United Nations offices in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday and detained at least 11 UN personnel, the body said.
Israel says Hamas armed wing spokesperson killed in Gaza
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that Hamas' armed wing spokesperson Abu Ubaida has been killed by the Israeli military in Gaza.
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