Tuesday

Armed tribesmen kill 18 Houthi fighters in an ambush in Yemen's Ibb Governorate. (Reuters)

Adelberto Silva, the highest ranked leader of the Communist Party of the Philippines and New People's Army, has been arrested. (AFP via Yahoo! News)

A suicide bombing in the city of Maiduguri in the north of Nigeria kills 20 people. (AP)

This roller coaster breakdown results in 4 people critically injured. Many injured in this theme park were stuck in the ride for several hours. (BBC)

The official death toll from the Indian heat wave rises to 2,330 with meteorologists warning that relief from the monsoon season could still be days away. (CNN)

Rescue efforts continue for people on board the ship that sank on the Yangtze River in China's Hubei province with over 450 people on board. So far, fewer than 12 have been rescued and five bodies recovered. (New York Times), (CNN)

Two brothers whose father was on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 last year when it disappeared receive compensation from the government of Malaysia and Malaysian Airlines. (AP via Asian Correspondent)^{[permanent dead link]}