DAMASCUS -- A Syrian military chopper crashed Sunday in the central province of Hama, killing its crew, said the Syrian army.

The aircraft fell down on a training mission due to malfunction, the army said in a brief statement. (Syria-Helicopter crash)

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LAGOS -- At least two bodies were recovered from the rubble of a seven-story building under construction that collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub, in the early hours of Sunday, an official told Xinhua.

The bodies were recovered by rescue agencies conducting search and rescue operations, said Ibrahim Farinloye, zonal coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency in the southwestern region. (Nigeria-Building-collapse)

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KAMPALA -- Four people were confirmed dead after torrential rains caused mudslides in southwestern Uganda, relief agencies said Saturday.

The four bodies were retrieved during search operations after the rains destroyed 10 rural houses in the district of Bundibugyo, where flash floods hit five sub-counties, according to the Uganda Red Cross Society and a local relief agency. (Uganda-Mudslide-Rains)

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VLADIVOSTOK -- Six people died in an accident while climbing the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula on Saturday.

According to a TASS report, a group of 10 Russian tourists and two guides set out on the trek on Tuesday. On Saturday, nine people started climbing the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano, while three remained in the camp at an altitude of 3,300 meters. (Russia-Volcano-Accident) Enditem

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