NEW DELHI -- At least six people were killed with two others critically injured in a road accident in India's eastern state of Jharkhand on Monday morning.

The accident occurred in the state's Jharkhand district as the victims were returning home after a late night New Year celebration, according to the local police. (India-Road Accident)

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VLADIVOSTOK -- Several regions in Russia's Far East were on tsunami alert on Monday after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked the central part of Japan, generating waves as high as five meters in some areas.

The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said a tsunami alert was issued for the Sakhalin region, but no evacuation was necessary. The expected wave height was less than 50 cm, and the wave was expected to reach the coast of the Nevelsky district at 20:44 local time (0944 GMT). (Russia-Tsunami Alert)

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- At least seven suspects were killed in a shootout Sunday between police and suspected members of a criminal gang in southern Brazil, local media reported.

Citing the military police, the report said the firefight occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Parolin district in Curitiba, the capital city of southern Parana state, after residents reported hearing more than 50 gunshots and seeing suspects circulating through the streets with large-caliber weapons. (Brazil-Shootout)

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TOKYO -- A series of strong earthquakes with major ones measured at up to 7.6-magnitude has struck the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

The quake registered an intensity of 7 on the Japanese seismic which peaks at 7, with temblors felt in multiple regions of the Asian country. (Japan-Earthquake-Tsunami Warning) Enditem

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