DAMASCUS -- At least 30 civilians have so far been killed in northern Syria since Turkey unleashed a military offensive against the Kurdish militias on Wednesday, a war monitor reported Saturday.
The civilians were killed as a result of the "random" Turkish shelling on several areas in northern Syria, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Syria-Turkey)
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TOKYO -- Two people have died, three went missing and at least 70 injured after Typhoon Hagibis made landfall on the Izu Peninsula on Japan's main island at 7:00 p.m. Saturday local time, bringing heavy downpours and winds, authorities said.
A man in his 50s was found dead in an overturned car in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, possibly hit by a tornado formed during the course of Typhoon Hagibis, which also ravaged several houses, local government officials said, while the police said a man died after being hit by a landslide in Gunma prefecture. (Japan-Typhoon)
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CAIRO -- Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit described on Saturday the ongoing Turkish military operation in northern Syria as a "military invasion."
Aboul-Gheit's remarks came during an AL emergency meeting at the level of foreign ministers which kicked off Saturday in Cairo to discuss the Turkish military operation in Syria. (Turkey-Arab League-Syria)
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MEXICO CITY -- Two people have died and one remains missing after a small boat filled with migrants from Cameroon sank off Mexico's southern Pacific coast on Friday, authorities said.
Seven men and one woman were rescued and sent to a local hospital, while one person was still missing, said the prosecutors' office in Mexico's southern state of Chiapas. (Mexico-Cameroon-Migrant) Enditem
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