WASHINGTON -- A car smashed into a parked SUV that was part of U.S. President Joe Biden's motorcade Sunday night while Biden was leaving his campaign headquarters in the U.S. state of Delaware, according to a White House pool report.

The president was not harmed, the report said. (US-Biden-Motorcade)

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COLOMBO -- The Sri Lankan police have recently in a special operation arrested 2,121 persons, regarding various crimes, a spokesman said on Monday.

Police spokesman Nihal Thalduwa told the media that various narcotics items were also seized during the operation. (Sri Lanka-Crimes)

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MEXICO CITY -- At least 12 people were shot dead early Sunday during a Christmas party in the municipality of Salvatierra of Guanajuato state, Mexico, authorities said.

The bloodshed occurred during a Christmas posada, traditional Mexican celebration, in the community of San Jose del Carmen, the Guanajuato Attorney General's Office said, adding that investigation is under way. (Mexico-Shooting-Casualties)

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MONTEVIDEO -- A rainstorm with heavy winds Sunday ravaged Uruguay, not least the southwest department of Colonia, said officials, confirming two deaths from the disaster, including a child.

Winds blew in gusts at the speed of 99.4 mph (160 kph) in the departmental capital, Colonia del Sacramento, said the Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology in a report. (Uruguay-Rainstorm) Enditem

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