MEXICO CITY -- Mexican authorities said on Monday they have discovered the bodies of 15 people in mass graves at a ranch near Guadalajara in the west of the country.

"To date, in the latest findings made minutes ago, we have registered 15 bodies," state prosecutor Gerardo Octavio Solis told reporters at a press conference. (Mexico-Crime-Graves)

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HERAT, Afghanistan -- At least five people were killed and 17 others went missing after heavy rains and floods hit Afghanistan's western province of Herat, a local official said Tuesday.

"Five people were killed and 17 others went missing when flash floods engulfed vast areas in Adraskan, Zawol and Obe districts of Herat province over the last 24 hours," Jailani Farhad, a provincial government spokesman, told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Floods-Deaths)

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PARIS -- The devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in central Paris brought shock and sorrow to France and the rest of the world.

Stunned people rushed to see the huge fire that plunged the French capital into sadness. As night fell, they remained rooted behind police cordons in front and nearby the landmark monument. (France-Fire-Notre Dame)

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SINGAPORE -- Four people have been injured after a car crashed into a metal bollard on a pavement at the Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC)in Singapore, police said.

Police said they were alerted to the accident at the junction of Central Boulevard and Marina Way at 6:08 p.m. local time Monday. (Singapore-Car crash)

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KABUL -- At least six Taliban militants were killed and nine others arrested after Afghan army commandos targeted a Taliban hideout in northern Kunduz province on Monday, Afghan Ministry of Defense said Tuesday.

"Personnel of Afghan National Army Special Operations Corps conducted the raid in Kakar village on outskirts of provincial capital Kunduz city. They received hostile fire. The security force returned fire and in the ensuing firefight six enemy combatants were killed," the ministry said in a statement. (Afghanistan-Clashes-Militant) Enditem

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