BHUBANESWAR - At least three people were killed when a multi-utility vehicle carrying them collided with a parked truck in Orissa's Bhadrak district Tuesday, police said.

QUETTA - People in Sorab, a small town with a population of around 5,000 in Pakistan's Balochistan province, have been living in fear and anguish for almost two and a half months as help from the government has been insufficient in the aftermath of a strong earthquake in August that shattered their lives.

MEXICO CITY - An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted southern Mexico, but no casualties were reported, authorities said.

WASHINGTON - Three US citizens were killed in a northern Mexican city sharing borders with the US state of Texas, the State Department said.

LONDON - Australian authorities have seized 168 kg of heroin, the fifth biggest shipment of the contraband ever to be smuggled into the country, hidden inside a consignment of wooden doors from Malaysia to Sydney, a media report said Monday.