MANILA, Philippines — Firecrackers ended the life of a 12-year-old boy and endangered that of his companion, also 12, on Sunday night in Tondo, Manila. According to the Manila Police District (MPD), ...

In the second such incident in the country in recent days, an explosion at a fireworks factory in the southern Indian state of Kerala, killed at least 13 people and injured more than 40 on April 21, ...