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MANILA -- Three people were killed and two others injured in a shooting incident Sunday afternoon on a university campus in Metro Manila, the Philippine police said. The arrested gunman has admitted to the killing with specific target.

The Metro Manila Development Authority confirmed that the shooting took place at 14:55 local time at the gate of Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, ahead of the law school's graduation ceremony. (Philippines-Shooting-Manila)

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JERUSALEM/GAZA -- Israeli forces sank a Palestinian fishing boat off the coast of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, saying it was smuggling supplies from Egypt to the Gaza Strip ruled by Hamas.

An Israeli military spokesperson said in a statement that the Palestinian vessel departed overnight from Egypt to the Gaza Strip, violating Israel's maritime blockade on the Palestinian enclave. (Israel-Palestine-Gaza)

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SANAA -- Torrential rains in Yemen have caused floods in parts of the country and killed at least eight people in the past 24 hours, local health authorities said Sunday.

The victims included two girls, who were killed after the heavy rain caused the collapse of their family house in the western part of the capital Sanaa, while the other six people were found dead after they were swept by flood in the province of Dhamar, about 100 km to the south of Sanaa. (Yemen-Flood-Death)

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DAMASCUS -- Two people were killed and 12 others wounded after a rocket hit a congregation in Syria's central province of Hama, state news agency SANA reported.

The rocket, which was launched by "terrorists," struck a religious celebration to reopen the Hagia Sophia church in al-Sqailbiyeh city in western Hama, SANA reported, without giving further details. (Syria-Rocket-Attack)

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RAMALLAH -- Two Palestinians were killed early on Sunday during fierce clashes with Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, according to medics and eyewitnesses.

In a statement, the Palestinian Health Ministry said that Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinian men, and eight were injured when an Israeli army force stormed the city. (Palestine-Clash-Israel) Enditem

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