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Train Collision Kills At Least 30 in Pakistan
People remain trapped in derailed train cars
Car Bomb Kills at Least 13 in Northern Syria
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At Least 11 People Killed by a Landmine in Northern Afghanistan
No militant group, including the Taliban, claimed responsibility
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Explosion in Northern Yemen City Kills at Least 12
Members of Saudi-backed government blame missile strike by Houthi forces
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Turkish Airstrike Kills at Least 3 in Refugee Camp Inside Iraq
Strike comes three days after Turkish President Erdogan warned Iraq that Turkey would 'clean up' a refugee camp, which it says provides a haven for Ku
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At least 55 Killed in Eastern Congo Massacres, UN Says
Army and local civil rights group blame Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an Islamist armed group, for raiding village of Tchabi and a camp for displace
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Bomb Kills 2 CAR Police Officers, 3 Russian Paramilitaries
Tensions in the CAR have been high since a December presidential election; Russia wields significant influence in the poor African nation, maintaining
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Florida Mass Shooting Kills at Least 2
The mass shooting happened during the early hours at a billiards hall on a commercial estate near Miami Gardens, to the northwest of the coastal city'
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Roadside Bomb Kills Three University Teachers in Afghanistan, Police Say
The incident took place in Charikar, the provincial capital of Parwan
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29 May 21
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13 Dead in Italy Cable Car Accident
Authorities say two children were also seriously injured
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At Least 12 Dead in Italian Cable Car Accident
Two are seriously injured after cable car connecting Italy's Maggiore lake with mountain close by plunged, national alpine rescue service says
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At Least 9 Dead in Italian Cable Car Accident
Two are seriously injured after cable car connecting Italy's Maggiore lake with mountain close by plunged, national alpine rescue service says
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At Least 25 Dead in Brazilian Police Raid in Rio de Janeiro
Thursday's operation was aimed at investigating the recruitment of teenagers to hijack trains and commit other crimes, police said in a statement
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At Least 2 Killed During Protests in Chad
Demonstrators want transitional military government to hand over power
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At Least 82 Die in Baghdad COVID Hospital Fire, says Interior Ministry
The fire erupted on Saturday at the Ibn Khatib hospital in the Diyala Bridge area
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At Least 23 Dead in Fire at Iraqi COVID Hospital, Doctors, Security Sources Say
Explosion was caused by 'fault in the storage of oxygen cylinders,' medical sources
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Jihadists Kill at Least 11 in Northeast Nigeria Attack
Fighters with machine guns stormed the town as residents were preparing to break their Ramadan fast
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Egypt: At Least 11 Killed, About 100 Injured in Train Crash North of Cairo
Railway authorities say that at least four train wagons ran off their tracks at the city of Banha in Qalyubia province Sunday
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At Least 3 Reported Dead in Texas Shooting
'While a suspect is still at large, it appears this is a domestic situation that is isolated and there is no risk to the general public,' Austin polic
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Officials: At Least One Dead, Multiple Injuries in Baghdad Bombing
Bombing in Sadr City district destroys at least three vehicles
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Car Bomb Blast Kills 4 in Baghdad's Sadr City, Police Say
An Iraqi military statement said the blast had killed one civilian, wounded 12 other civilians and set several vehicles on fire
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At Least 20 Niger Preschool Children Die in School Blaze
A fire trapped the children in straw-hut classrooms in a school in a poor neighborhood of the west African nation's capital
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14 Apr 21
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At Least 25 Dead After Ferry Sinks in Bangladesh
Ferry sank Sunday night after being hit by cargo vessel
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Flash Floods, Landslides Kill at Least 23 People in Indonesia
Flash floods and landslides from torrential rains have displaced thousands in eastern Indonesia, while several people were still missing, country's di
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Trains Crash in Southern Egypt, Killing at Least 32
At least 165 people were injured when one train was rear-ended by another, authorities said
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Bomb Kills 4, Injures 13 in Southwestern Pakistan
Police in the Chaman border town say the explosive device was hidden in a motorcycle
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Kurds in Northern Syria Warn of Water Crisis
Kurdish officials accuse Turkey of reducing Euphrates' flow, threatening farmland - and further instability; Ankara says it too is facing water shorta
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Gunmen Kill at Least 58 in Attack on Niger Market Sellers
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, though extremists belonging to the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara group are known to be active in
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Suspected Islamists Kill at Least a Dozen Villagers in Eastern Congo
Men armed with knives and other weapons attacked the village of Bulongo, around 30 kilometers (18 miles) east of Beni, on Sunday night, sources said
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Reports: At Least 39 Killed as Myanmar Imposes Martial Law in Yangon Suburb
Many demonstrators reportedly were killed in Hlaingthaya area
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At Least Four Protesters Dead in Myanmar Sunday/
Police and security forces fired live rounds into a crowd of protesters in the town of Bago, near Yangon, killing one protester, and later in the day
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At Least 1 Protester Dead in Myanmar's Bogo Town Sunday
11 demonstrators reportedly killed in Mandalay, Yangon, Pyay Saturday
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Prosecutors Expect at Least 100 More Arrests in US Capitol Attack
That would bring number of people potentially facing prosecution to more than 400
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At Least 20 Dead, 600 Wounded in Equatorial Guinea Blasts
President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said in a statement that the explosion was the result of "negligent handling of dynamite" in the military barracks in
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Myanmar Security Forces Arrest at Least 3 in Night Raids
More protests are expected Sunday, general strike committee says
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Missile Strikes Hit Oil Refineries in Northern Syria; 1 Person Killed
Explosions rock oil refineries near al-Bab, Jarablus
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05 Mar 21
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At Least 14 Killed in Afghanistan Avalanche
Scores are still missing after snowslide in Taliban-controlled area in Badakhshan province, making communication and rescue efforts difficult
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At Least 5 Deaths Reported in Bloodiest Day of Myanmar Coup Protests
Crackdown against opponents of Myanmar's military takeover intensified Sunday as security forces were reported to have fired on protesters
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At Least 5 Dead in Bloodiest Day of Myanmar Coup Protests
Hundreds detained in Saturday crackdown
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US Strike in Syria Kills 1, Wounds Several, Militia Official Says
Pentagon says strikes were retaliation for rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded US service member
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26 Feb 21
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At Least 160 Confederate Symbols Taken Down in 2020, Database Shows
The Southern Poverty Law Center keeps a raw count of nearly 2,100 statues, symbols, placards, buildings and public parks dedicated to the Confederacy
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24 Feb 21
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Ecuador: At Least 50 Dead in Prison Riots
Deadly melees erupt in three Ecuadorian prisons
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At Least 45 Pilot Whales Die While Beached in Indonesia
Regional officials say volunteers pushed some whales back out to sea, but they returned
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At least One Dead, Several Wounded in Suicide Bomb Attack in Mogadishu
The blast occurred near the parliament building and presidential palace
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At Least 10 Dead in New Congo Attack
A Ugandan Islamist group is believed to have killed at least 10 civilians in an overnight raid
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At Least 30 Dead, 170 Missing in India Glacier Dam Incident
Rescuers still working to find workers trapped in a tunnel
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At Least 12 UN Peacekeepers Killed in 2020 in Line of Duty
UN committee calls for enhanced security to protect staff in the field as it commiserates with families of those who died
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At least 18 Dead in Northern India After Himalayan Glacier Burst
2,000 deployed on search-and-rescue mission for more than 100 missing
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UN Warns of Dangers to 120,000 in Northern Syria
Agencies say more than 120,000 people displaced by war in northern Syria are struggling to survive weeks of torrential rains and heavy winds
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Bomb Blast Kills at Least 5 People in Northern Syrian Town of Afrin
The Turkish defense ministry said in a statement the bomb attack took place in an industrial site at the center of the town and wounded 22 people, bla
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At Least 13 Die As Suicide Bombers Hit Iraqi Capital
Such attacks had become rare in Baghdad
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/At Least 78 Dead after Friday's Earthquake in Indonesia
More than 800 people have been injured and Thousands of others were left homeless by magnitude 6.2 earthquake that hit Sulawesi island last week
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At Least 48 Dead in Militia Attack on El Geneina, West Darfur, says SUNA A
The attack came just weeks after UN peacekeepers began withdrawing from the region, where violence is increasing
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17 Jan 21
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At Least 60 Dead after Friday's Earthquake in Indonesia
Rescue teams have pulled more bodies from rubble of residential and commercial buildings toppled by magnitude 6.2 earthquake that hit Sulawesi island
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Strong Quake in Indonesia's Sulawesi Kills at Least 7, Injures Hundreds
Thousands had fled their homes to seek safety when the quake hit just after 1 am local time Friday
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At Least 11 Dead in Indonesia Landslides
Two landslides hit, one after the other, burying some rescuers
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Avalanche Kills Three People at Russian Ski Resort in Arctic
A criminal probe into the deaths has begun
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At Least 50 Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Figures Arrested in Sweeping Pre-Dawn Raids
American human rights lawyer, former Hong Kong lawmakers among those arrested
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Fighting Continues Over Flashpoint Town in Northern Syria
Turkish-backed Syrian militias are carrying out attacks against US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in Ain Issa
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