At least 13 people were killed on Monday when a five-storey building in the Egyptian capital Cairo collapsed, state newspaper Al-Ahram said.
The building in the Hadayek el Kobba neighbourhood north of central Cairo was in a densely built area of informal housing, where rescue workers searched through the rubble for survivors.
Building collapses are common in Egypt due to poor construction standards in many areas.
Saudi Arabia intercepts 2 Houthi ballistic missiles
Yemen's Saudi-led coalition said on Tuesday two ballistic missiles launched by Houthis toward Saudi Arabia's Khamis Mushait have been intercepted and destroyed, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
First major Irish public sector strike in almost two decades set to go ahead
Much of Ireland's public sector is set to go on strike for the first time since the height of the country's financial crisis in 2009, after trade unions rejected a late bid by the government to avert the stoppage.
Pope Leo to enter hospital on Tuesday for surgery on lung nodule
Pope Leo was due to be hospitalised in Rome on Tuesday ahead of surgery to remove a small growth on one of his lungs, in the first major health issue of his 17-month tenure.
NASA's Perseverance rover breaks record for off-planet driving on Mars
NASA's robotic Perseverance rover has now driven farther than any other vehicle on the surface of any world other than Earth, racking up 45.2 km since arriving on Mars in 2021, the US space agency said on Tuesday.
Saudi civil aviation extends suspension of operations at Riyadh airport
The Saudi civil aviation has extended the suspension of operations at King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh on Monday following attacks on the facility.
