JERUSALEM/JENIN, the West Bank -- Israel said its troops killed three armed Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Sunday while they were on their way to carry out an attack against Israelis.

According to a statement released by the Israeli army, soldiers and agents with the Shin Bet internal security agency "thwarted a terror cell" near Jenin in the northern West Bank. An M16 rifle was found in the car. (Israel-Palestinian Militants-Killing)

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TEHRAN -- At least three people were killed and 11 others injured on Sunday as a number of semi-finished buildings collapsed in Iran's capital Tehran, local media reported.

The incident occurred in the morning when the Tehran Municipality staff, backed by the provincial police forces, were supervising the demolishing of an "unsafe" building in District 19, the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported. (Iran-Building Collapses-Casualties)

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RABAT -- Twenty-four people were killed when a van overturned on Sunday in the mountainous town of Demnate in central Morocco, the official MAP news agency reported, citing local authorities.

The van was on its way to the weekly Demnate rural market when it overturned, the report said. (Morocco-Car Accident-Casualties)

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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- The talks on the Ukraine crisis concluded on Sunday in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, where participants called for continuing international efforts to build a common ground for peace, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The participants also emphasized the importance of benefiting from views and positive suggestions presented during the two-day meeting. (Saudi-Jeddah Talks-Ukraine Crisis) Enditem

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