JAKARTA -- A small plane with four people on board lost communication with authorities of air traffic control shortly after leaving an airport in Indonesia's eastern Papua province on Wednesday, head of operation unit of local search and rescue office told Xinhua by phone. (Indonesia-Plane)
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BEIRUT -- The Lebanese army's maritime forces arrested on Wednesday 41 Syrian and Lebanese nationals attempting to immigrate by sea in an illegal way, local media reported.
The arrested people were using a boat on the shore between Anfeh and Qalamoun in north of Lebanon, according to Elnashra, an online independent newspaper. (Lebanon-Syria-Immigration)
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NEW DELHI -- As many as 17 people, some children, have died in incidents of lightning strikes in different parts of Bihar state, India, in the last 24 hours, media reports said Wednesday.
According to a report by Zee News, four deaths were reported in the state's Kaimur district, four in Gaya, one in Katihar, three in Motihari, one in Ara and two each in Jahanabad and Arwal districts. (India-Lightening)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Treasury announced on Tuesday that it has imposed sanctions on three individuals and 16 entities which it claimed have connections with a corruption network profiting from a Venezuelan food subsidy project.
The targeted individuals are relatives of Colombian businessman Alex Nain Saab Moran and the son of Saab's business partner Alvaro Enrique Pulido Vargas, according to a statement from the Treasury. (US-Venezuela-Sanction) Enditem
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