At least 10 road workers have been killed and 28 injured in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar when their truck hit a roadside bomb, hospital officials say.

Ash from an Icelandic volcano forced the cancellation of dozens of flights to and from Scotland on Tuesday.

Officials in the US state of Missouri say at least 116 people are now confirmed dead after a tornado hit the city of Joplin on May 22, crushing cars and flattening homes.

Nato planes have launched a series of air attacks on Libya's capital Tripoli, with correspondents saying they appear the largest so far of the campaign.

A car bomb struck an Iraqi police convoy on May 23 in the disputed city of Kirkuk, killing two bystanders and wounding five police officers, an interior ministry official said.

As many as 30 people are reported killed after a tornado tore through the city of Joplin in the US state of Missouri on May 23.

Debt worries hammered European markets on May 23, knocking both the euro and regional shares down 1 percent while also weighing heavily on world equities, sending emerging markets down nearly 2 percent.

An eruption by Iceland's most active volcano was set to keep the island's main airport shut on Monday, while other European nations watched for any impact on their air routes from a towering plume of smoke and ash.

China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) agreed to boost cooperation in disaster preparedness and nuclear power safety among other topics at a trilateral summit held in Tokyo on Sunday.

Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to hold the general border committee (GBC) meeting late this month in order to strengthen cooperation on ensuring security for people living along the border area.