News of the Day From Around the World

Alberta officials lifted mandatory evacuation orders Saturday in some areas north of Fort McMurray, where a raging wildfire has forced evacuations and the closure of oil sands operations.

Northern Alberta is the heart of Canada’s oil sands industry and the effects of the enormous wildfire on the oil sector have prompted forecasters to trim their 2016 economic growth predictions for the entire country.

2 Volcanic eruption: A volcano in western Indonesia spewed hot clouds of ash Saturday, killing three villagers and injuring four others, an official said.

Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province blasted volcanic ash as high as 2 miles into the sky, said a National Disaster Management Agency spokesman.

3 Deadly cyclone: A cyclone unleashed heavy rain and strong winds on Bangladesh’s southern coast Saturday, killing at least 11 people and forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes.

Seventeen tourists from Taiwan were injured when a high-speed train collided with their tour bus in the lakeside town of Interlaken, Switzerland, police and a Taiwanese official said Saturday.