LJUBLJANA -- Slovenian voters on Sunday elected Natasa Pirc Musar, an independent candidate, as the first female president of the country.

Musar will take office on Dec. 23 when the second mandate of the incumbent president Borut Pahor expires. (Slovenia-Presidential Election)

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ISTANBUL -- At least six people were killed, and 53 others were wounded in a "bomb attack" in Istanbul, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Sunday.

"Immediately after the treacherous attack, security and health units were sent to the scene of the incident, and the wounded were quickly transferred to the surrounding hospitals," the president was quoted as saying by the Ihlas News Agency. (Istanbul-Explosion-Casualties)

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HOUSTON -- Six people were killed after two WWII aircraft collided in midair on Saturday during an air show in the U.S. city of Dallas, authorities said on Sunday.

"According to our Dallas County Medical Examiner, there are a total of 6 fatalities from yesterday's Wings over Dallas air show incident," Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins tweeted. (U.S.-Plane Collision-Death)

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KAMPALA -- Uganda's Ministry of Health said that Ebola has spread to the eastern part of the country beyond the epicenter in the central region.

Ruth Aceng, minister of health, tweeted Sunday that a confirmed fatal case, who is a 45-year-old male, has been reported in the Jinja district of eastern Uganda. (Uganda-Ebola) Enditem

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