LAMU, Kenya -- The Somali extremist group al-Shabab said it has attacked the U.S. military base in Kenya's coastal Lamu County on Sunday morning.

The police said the airstrip used by the U.S. marine was destroyed and aircraft were burned. (Kenya-al-Shabab-Attack)

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ROME -- Six people were left dead and 11 others injured early Sunday after a car plowed into a group of German tourists near Bolzano in the Alto Adige region.

According to reports, the incident took place at around 1:00 a.m. local time (0000 GMT) in the town, known as Lutago in Italian, in the Ahrntal Valley, an area popular for skiing. (Italy-Car-Plow)

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JAKARTA -- Floods and landslides in and around the Indonesian capital of Jakarta killed at least 60 people while rescuers are endeavoring to retrieve people buried under soils, officials said on Sunday.

Torrential rains which triggered rivers to break their banks have resulted in natural disasters in Jakarta and nearby provinces of West Java and Banten. (Indonesia-Flood-Death)

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WASHINGTON -- A massive crash on a highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania on Sunday morning killed at least five people and injured dozens of others, authorities said.

The crash happened around 3:34 a.m. local time (0834 GMT) on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Mount Pleasant Township, the Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety said. (US-Car-Crash) Enditem

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