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Mass fatalities are reportedly feared in the incident that occurred at nearly 1.30 a.m. (US local time), with the Baltimore Fire Department saying it was searching for at least seven people believed to be in the water, CNN reported.

Additional security personnel rushed to the site, cordoned off the area and conducted a search operation in the region as well.

At least five people have been killed and nearly 1,000 homes destroyed after an earthquake of 6.9 magnitude hit the northern Papua New Guinea on Sunday.The emergency disaster crew have rushed to the spot and are assessing the impact and damage caused by the tremor in parts of the province.

The death toll is expected to rise further, the committee said, CNN reported.

In a shocking event, at least 60 people were killed and over 100 sustained severe injuries after a group of gunmen attacked a Crocus Concert Hall in Moscow. The attackers also tried to set the concert hall in fire.

Further, the president with a pro-China tilt, stated that he has not taken any action or made any statements that may strain the relationship between the two countries, the Edition newspaper reported.

The Secretary-General condemns "in the strongest possible terms" the terrorist attack at a concert hall outside Moscow, in which at least 40 people were killed and more than 100 others injured, said Farhan Haq, the Deputy Spokesman, in a statement on Friday.

The undersea quake rocked at 11.22 a.m. Jakarta time (0422 GMT) with its epicenter situated at 132 km northeast of Tuban regency, and a depth of 10 km, the agency said, Xinhua news agency reported.

He was also accorded a Guard of Honour at the Paro Airport by the Bhutanese armed forces.

The UN General Assembly's resolution passed unanimously on Thursday stressed "the urgency of achieving global consensus on safe, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence systems" in the face of "potential risk for accidents and compound threats from malicious actors".

The UFC, which comprises 12 countries and two observers, including a P5 nation, stands against the idea advocated by a majority of the UN member states -- which is an expansion in the permanent and non-permanent categories of an expanded Security Council.

Addressing a special event organised by India on the margins of the 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women, Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said that "we envision an India where women are self-empowered".

Russian President Vladimir Putin, delivering a "victory speech" at his presidential campaign headquarters in Moscow, has thanked citizens after preliminary results by the country's Central Election Commission (CEC) showed him securing his fifth term in office.

The Spokesperson further added that the Chinese side has been made aware of "this consistent position on several occasions".

Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday took oath as Pakistan's 14th President, a day after the veteran politician was overwhelmingly elected as the next head of state.