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  US: Rookie cop celebrates after first arrest, dies in car crash with suspect

  World | February 21, 2024 12:32 IST

  Robert John 'RJ' Leonard sent his wife a celebratory text after making his first arrest on Valentine's Day. Both of them were found dead in the submerged car in the Tennessee River on Thursday.

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  Bihar: 8 killed, several injured after autorickshaw hit by another vehicle in Lakhisarai | VIDEO

  Bihar | February 21, 2024 8:19 IST

  One of the deceased was identified as a resident of Munger, while another was a resident of Lakshisarai. All relatives of the deceased have been informed, and a full investigation into the incident is underway.

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  Hezbollah warns Israel will pay 'heavy price' after 10 civilians killed in south Lebanon

  World | February 15, 2024 21:14 IST

  Hezbollah warned Israel would "pay the price" for killing ten civilians,0 including five children, in Lebanon. The latest escalation has fuelled concerns of a wider confrontation between the Hezbollah and Israel amid the war in Gaza, where thousands of Palestinians have been killed.

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  Ukrainian missile strike in Russia's Belgorod kills six, injures 18 as war intensifies

  World | February 15, 2024 19:37 IST

  Ukraine's attack comes hours after Russia fired two dozen missiles towards the former country, killing five people. Ukraine has also struck targets in Russian territory deep behind the front line as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continues efforts to get Western assistance.

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  Chitrakoot: Four killed after blast at Bundelkhand Gaurav Mahotsav, UP CM Yogi orders probe

  Uttar Pradesh | February 15, 2024 9:08 IST

  CM Yogi Adityanath initiated a high-level inquiry and offered financial aid to the victims' families. Legal action, including the filing of an FIR against those associated with the entertainment company, was promptly taken.

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  US: Five killed in drive-by shooting at Puerto Rican bar, four critically injured

  World | February 13, 2024 22:50 IST

  Drug-related shootings in Puerto Rico are rare despite it being despite it being a transit point for multimillion-dollar drug shipments out of South America. Among the dead were three men and two women, while the brother of Catano town mayor was critically wounded.

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  US: Two persons killed after small plane crashes on Florida highway | WATCH

  World | February 10, 2024 15:50 IST

  After the plane took off from Ohio, the pilot radioed that both the turbofan engines had failed and an emergency landing on Florida's Interstate 75 was attempted. The plane struck a car and a pickup truck upon landing, killing two people.

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  Philippines: Six killed, 46 missing after massive landslide strikes gold-mining village

  World | February 07, 2024 15:56 IST

  At least 31 villagers were injured so far and were rescued by army troops, police and volunteers when the landslide hit the mountain village of Masara in Davao de Oro province. Around 27 miners waiting to be driven home in two parked buses are missing.

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  US: Small plane crashes into mobile home in Florida, several casualties reported | WATCH

  World | February 02, 2024 15:40 IST

  Clearwater Fire Chief Scott Ehlers said a person on the ground was slightly injured and the pilot was confirmed dead, but the exact number of casualties is unknown. The fire spread to other houses after the plane crash, damaging at least four homes.

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  Kenya: Three killed, almost 300 injured after massive gas explosion in Nairobi | WATCH

  World | February 02, 2024 17:29 IST

  The deaths of an adult and a minor were confirmed in Nairobi on Friday morning, and the toll is expected to rise further, according to authorities. Eyewitnesses described chaotic scenes as multiple explosions caused people to flee, while the casue of the fire at the industrial building was unknown.

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  Japan court sentences man to death for 2019 arson attack at anime studio that killed 36

  World | January 25, 2024 14:51 IST

  Shinji Aoba stormed into Kyoto Animation's No. 1 studio and set it ablaze in 2019, resulting in the deaths of more than half of the 70-person workforce present there. He reportedly sought revenge after thinking that the studio plagiarised novels he submitted in a contest.

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  12 killed after tanks strike UN shelter in Gaza's Khan Younis, Israel denies attack

  World | January 25, 2024 13:34 IST

  The UNRWA said two tank rounds struck a vocational training centre in Khan Younis that sheltered around 30,000 people in the war-torn Gaza Strip. Wednesday's attack prompted a rare condemnation from the United States, who have warned Israel for weeks to limit civilian casualties.

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  China: 31 killed after landslide in mountainous province, 7.1-earthquake damages over 120 homes

  World | January 23, 2024 22:49 IST

  The landslide occurred at Liangshui village of Zhaotong city, trapping 47 people, on Monday. The 7.1 magnitude earthquake injured six people, two with serious injuries, and resulted in the collapse of 47 houses.

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  US: Man kills eight people at three locations in Chicago, fatally shoots himself

  World | January 23, 2024 12:36 IST

  The Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) task force is assisting the local police in locating the suspect as the motive remains unclear. Joliet Police identified the "suspect vehicle" as a red Toyota Camry, driven by the 23-year-old Romeo Nance.

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  China: 13 people killed after fire breaks out in school dormitory

  World | January 20, 2024 10:57 IST

  Rescuers in China arrived at the scene quickly and the flames were extinguished at 11:38 pm (local time). Fires and other deadly accidents are common in China due to lax safety standards and poor enforcement.

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  10 killed after landslide buries house in southern Philippines amid heavy rainfall

  World | January 19, 2024 17:50 IST

  At the time of the landslide, people were holding Christian prayers in the house located in a remote village in Monkayo town in Philippines' Davao de Oro province. People living near the village were ordered to evacuate due to fears of more land- and mud-slides due to intermittent rainfall.

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  China: 10 killed, six missing after coal mine accident in Henan province

  World | January 13, 2024 14:51 IST

  The accident, a likely coal and gas explosion described as an "outburst", happened around 2:55 pm on Friday in Pingdingshan. A total of 425 people were working underground when the accident took place, and 380 of them have been lifted out of the mine.

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  Nepal: 12 killed, including two Indians, after passenger bus plunges into Rapti river

  World | January 13, 2024 14:42 IST

  The Indian nationals were identified as Mune (31) and Yogendra Ram Jogendra (67). At least 23 people were injured in the accident, including two Indian nationals who are receiving treatment at Nepalgunj Medical Teaching Hospital in Kolhapur.

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  Myanmar: 17 killed in alleged military airstrikes near Indian border as civil strife continues

  World | January 08, 2024 7:45 IST

  The airstrikes took place in Sagaing region's Khampat town, just south of the Indian border. However, the military denied responsibility for the aerial attack on Sunday, claiming that it was false news spread by an independent online news service sympathetic to the anti-military resistance.

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  Bangladesh's opposition party demands UN probe into train 'sabotage' that killed four

  World | January 06, 2024 12:42 IST

  At least four people were killed, including two children, and several others were injured after four coaches of the Benapole Express train in Dhaka's Gopibagh area were set ablaze on Friday. This happened two days before the Bangladesh national elections, which has created a political turmoil.