18 die in Delhi station crush
NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (BBC/AFP): A crush at New Delhi Railway Station has left around 18 people dead and at least 10 injured. Thousands of people reportedly crammed into the railway station on Saturday night as they tried to board delayed trains.Four of the victims were children, while 10 were...
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US top diplomat meets Netanyahu
JERUSALEM, Feb 16 (AFP): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Israel's prime minister in Jerusalem on Sunday for talks on the Gaza ceasefire, launching a Middle East tour a day after the latest hostage-prisoner exchange.On his first visit to the region as Washington's top diplomat, Rubio is expected...
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Dangerous flooding hits US Southeast
LOUISVILLE, Feb 16 (AP): Heavy rains and dangerous flooding struck the Southeast U.S. as much of the East endured a renewed round of harsh, soggy weather Saturday, with at least one fatality confirmed in Kentucky.A 73-year-old man was found dead in floodwaters in Clay County, Kentucky, WKYT-TV reported. Clay County...
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Mali gold mine accident kills at least 48
BAMAKO, Feb 16 (AFP): At least 48 people were killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in western Mali Saturday, authorities and local sources told AFP.Mali is one of Africa's leading gold producers, and mining sites are regularly the scene of deadly landslides and accidents. Authorities have...
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US, Russia to meet in S Arabia over Ukraine war
MUNICH, Feb 16 (Reuters): US and Russian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days to start talks aimed at ending Moscow's nearly three-year war in Ukraine, a US lawmaker and a source familiar with the planning said on Saturday.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who met with US Vice...
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Teen dead, five hurt in Austria knife attack
VILLACH, Feb 16 (BBC): A 14-year-old boy has been killed and five people wounded in a knife attack in southern Austria. Police said the suspect is a 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker who was detained at the scene in Villach, a town near the border with Italy and Slovenia.Police are yet...
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Conservative leads election race in Germany
BERLIN, Feb 16 (AFP): When Germans go to vote in one week's time, after a polarising election campaign overshadowed by a far-right surge, they are expected to hand the chancellery to conservative Friedrich Merz.If the polls are right, it will fall to the Christian Democrat to deal with a storm...
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