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Central Colombia plane crash claims 12 lives

BOGOTA, Mar 10 (AP): Authorities say a dozen people have been killed in a plane crash in central Colombia.Colombia's Civil Aviation Authority said the DC-3 aircraft declared an emergency late Saturday morning while en route to the city of Villavicencio.Officials later confirmed that all 12 people aboard were killed in...

Australian PM unknown to nearly quarter of voters

CANBERRA, Mar 10 (Xinhua): About one in four voters cannot recognise Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison just two months out from the general election.A poll released by progressive think tank the Australia Institute on Sunday revealed that 77 per cent of respondents could name Morrison when shown a photo of...

More blackouts hit Venezuela as govt, opposition hold rally

CARACAS, Mar 10 (Agencies): The Venezuelan opposition and government loyalists held rival demonstrations in Caracas on Saturday, as both sides prepared for what some fear could be a protracted power struggle.The rallies unfolded as power and communications outages continued to hit Venezuela, intensifying the hardship of a country paralyzed by...

US southern tornadoes, storms cause damages

ARAKANSAS, Mar 10 (AP): Two apparent tornadoes touched down on Saturday in central Arkansas, destroying shops as severe storms raking the South damaged some buildings and tore away roofs in northeast Mississippi.There were no reports of any deaths or injuries from the widespread storms, which came nearly a week after...

Body of migrant child washed up on Lesbos beach

LESBOS ISLAND, Mar 10 (AFP): The body of a child believed to have drowned in a migrant boat accident washed up on a beach of the Greek island of Lesbos on Sunday, the Athens News Agency.According to reports from the local media and coastguard sources, it is believed that the...

15 die in central Mexico bar shooting

MEXICO CITY, Mar 10 (AP): Armed men burst into a bar early Saturday in the central city of Salamanca and opened fire, killing more than a dozen people, Mexican media reported.The pre-dawn shootings were said to have taken place at La Playa Men's Club, located in the western part of...

News in Brief -(11-03-2019)

Health minister resigns in Tunisiaas 11 newborns dieTUNIS, Mar 10: Tunisia's health minister Abdel-Raouf El-Sherif has resigned following multiple investigations launched into the sudden deaths of 11 newborns at a state maternity hospital in the capital. Prime Minister Youssef Chahed accepted El-Sherif's resignation, according to official news agency TAP, after...