SYDNEY -- A shed fire in the Australian state of Victoria killed two children on Sunday, with two others sustaining serious injuries.

Victoria Police reported that just after 10:30 a.m. local time, emergency services were called to a property at Officer Court in Corio, a suburb in Geelong's north. (Australia-Fire-Death)

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DAMASCUS -- Renewed Israeli missile strike targeted both international airports in the capital Damascus, and the northern city of Aleppo early Sunday, the Lebanese al-Mayadeen TV news reported.

The report said the Syrian air defense systems responded to the Israeli missile attack on both airports. (Israel-Syria-Missile Strikes)

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COLOMBO -- Four deminers in Sri Lanka were wounded on Saturday when several mines exploded, the country's police spokesman said on Sunday.

Police spokesman Nihal Thalduwa told the media that the incident happened in Mullaitivu in northern Sri Lanka, adding that the deminers were clearing unexploded mines from the past war zone when two explosions damaged a bulldozer and wounded four deminers. (Sri Lanka-Deminer-Mine Explosion)

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LISBON -- Portugal on Saturday raised its terrorism alert level from "moderate" to "significant" due to the potential threat arising from the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

The decision is endorsed by the Anti-Terrorism Coordination Unit and is being taken "mainly for preventive and precautionary reasons," said the Portuguese Security Information Service, adding that there are "no indications pointing to the development of terrorist actions on Portuguese territory." (Portugal-Alert) Enditem

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