Cocaine haul in boat seized
Sydney: Australian authorities said on Tuesday they had seized a large quantity of cocaine from a fishing boat in treacherous seas off the east coast.
A law enforcement team intercepted the Australian trawler Coralynne on Saturday night after New Zealand authorities tipped Australians about the boat being tracked in a stretch of ocean not usually visited by trawlers.
Australian intelligence officers then saw the trawler meet a larger ship and transfer the drugs. Australian officials say the larger ship might have come from South America.
Officers boarded the Coralynne in 3.5-meter (11-foot) seas, arrested three crew members and towed the trawler to Sydney Harbor, officials said. (AP)
11 killed in Pak road accidents
Peshawar: At least 11 people were killed and several others injured in two separate road accidents in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, police said.
Six people were killed and 11 others injured when a passenger van skidded off a mountain road in Chagarzai area on Shangla-Buner road in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said.
In another incident, five people were killed and several others injured when a Peshawar-bound bus fell in deep ditch in Peshawar district, they said. The injured were shifted to nearby hospitals. (PTI)
S Korea, US begin drills
Seoul: The combined forces of South Korea and the US on Tuesday began their joint annual military exercises amid rising concerns about the recent resurgence of the Covid-19 cases.
The computer-simulated Combined Command Post Training (CCPT) is scheduled to last until August 28, reports Xinhua news agency.
The first part, which focuses on defence, will continue until Saturday, while the second part for counter-attack, will run until August 28. (IANS)