NEW DELHI -- At least four people were killed and two others suffered burns in a devastating forest fire in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials said on Sunday.

The fire started at numerous locations along 62 hectares of forest area. (India-Forest Fire)

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TEHRAN -- Iran will not hold any direct or indirect talks with representatives of the United States in the meeting of the 2015 nuclear agreement participants scheduled for Tuesday in Vienna, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said Sunday.

"We will negotiate with the Joint Commission and the P4+1 countries, and will communicate them our request and condition for a return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)," Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in an interview quoted by official news agency IRNA. (Iran-JCPOA-Sanction)

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KABUL -- One security personnel has been confirmed dead and three others injured as a roadside bomb struck an army vehicle in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Sunday, police spokesman Ferdaus Faramarz said.

The blast, according to the official, took place in Qarga area of Paghman district at around 9:00 a.m. local time, killing one security personnel on the spot and injuring three others. (Afghanistan-Roadeside Bomb)

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JAKARTA -- Two people were killed and 15 others went missing after a fishing ship collided with a cargo ship in the waters off Indonesia's western West Java province, a search and rescue official in province Seni Wulandari said on Sunday.

The incident occurred when the MV Barokah Jaya ship and the MV Habco Pioneer ship collided in the waters off Indramayu district a day earlier, the officer said. (Indonesia-Ship Collide) Enditem

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