ISLAMABAD -- A passenger train was derailed after being hit by an improvised explosive device in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Sunday, the Pakistan Railways said in a statement.

The train, with 234 passengers and staff aboard, was on its way to Sibi district from Harnai district of the province when one of its bogies was hit by the explosion, the statement said. (Pakistan-Train-Derail)

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SYDNEY -- A pilot died and a passenger was injured after a light plane crashed in the Australian state of Victoria on Sunday morning, according to the local police.

At about 7:15 a.m. local time, a gyrocopter plunged to the ground at a private property on Snipey Road in Goulburn Weir, located about 145 km north of Melbourne. (Australia-Plane-Crash)

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CANBERRA -- The Australian government has confirmed it is working to secure evacuations for 67 Australians stranded in Gaza.

Tim Watts, assistant minister for foreign affairs, on Sunday told Sky News Australia that consular officials were pressing for safe passage for 67 Australians in Gaza who have registered with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) for government assistance to leave the region. (Australia-Gaza-Evacuation)

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KATHMANDU -- The Nepali government decided on Sunday to distribute food and other relief materials to areas hit by a strong earthquake.

A cabinet meeting also decided to provide free treatment to the injured. (Nepal-Quake-Relief)

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COLOMBO -- Eleven Sri Lankan nationals from two families including two adults and nine children, who were stranded in the Gaza Strip, have safely arrived in Sri Lanka on Sunday, a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

The ministry said its consular affairs division coordinated the arrangements in collaboration with Sri Lankan missions in Cairo, Ramallah and Tel Aviv. (Sri Lanka-Gaza-Return)

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TOKYO -- Two people were found dead after a residential fire broke out on Sunday in Japan's eastern prefecture of Kanagawa, just south of Tokyo, while three people sustained injuries.

The fire started before 6 a.m. local time in Senzushima, Minamiashigara City, when an emergency call reported a fire erupting from the second floor of a neighboring house. (Japan-Fire) Enditem

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