Suicide attack on Pakistanis kills six
KABUL, Dec 26: An Afghan official says a suicide bomber disguised as a beggar has killed six people in a wealthy subdivision of the southern city of Kandahar. Mohammad Yousof Younosi, a provincial council member, says the attack on Tuesday happened a block away from his home and appeared to have targeted a group of Pakistanis from that country's Baluchistan region. No one immediately claimed the attack. Several militant and separatist groups operate in Baluchistan. — AP
Flu cases double in Georgia
TBILISI, Dec 26: Flu cases doubled and two cases of death have been reported in Georgia so far this winter, according to the country's National Center for Disease Control and Public Health on Tuesday. "We now have 221 reported cases per 100,000 citizens," said Pata Imnadze, scientific director of the center, adding that this number is twice last year's. Most flu cases detected this year are the H1N1 type and very few cases are involved with the H3N2 virus, which is more fatal, he said. — Xinhua
Quake from Mount Etna volcano jolts Sicily
ROME, Dec 26: A quake triggered by Italy's Mount Etna volcano has jolted eastern Sicily, slightly injuring 10 people and prompting frightened Italian villagers to flee their homes. Italy's Civil Protection officials said the quake, at 3:19 a.m. Wednesday, was part of a swarm of some 1,000 tremors, most of them barely perceptible, that are linked to Etna's ongoing eruption this week. The 4.8 magnitude earthquake early Wednesday damaged some rural homes, including structures that had been abandoned years ago, toppled a statue in a church in the town of Santa Venerina and opened up cracks on a highway, which was closed for inspection. — AP
UK watchdog inquiry after police crash kills Xmas pedestrian
LONDON, Dec 26: Britain's police watchdog agency is investigating after a pedestrian in Liverpool was hit and killed by a police car. The Independent Office for Police Conduct says it has launched an inquiry into the fatal crash on Tuesday night. The victim of the Christmas night incident has not been identified. A witness told the Liverpool Echo newspaper the man was crossing a road when he was hit by the police car. Other witnesses said the police car had its blue lights flashing at the time. Police did not reveal details about the incident. — AP
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