KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian authorities recovered the bodies of two individuals, who were killed in an aircraft crash on Tuesday.

The two victims are Malaysians aged 30 and 42 and had died at the place of the incident, Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said in a statement late Tuesday. (Malaysia-Plane Crash-Death)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been hospitalized, local media reported on Wednesday.

Mahathir is being treated for an undisclosed infection at the National Heart Institute, his press spokesman said in a statement on Tuesday. (Malaysia-Mahathir-Hospital)

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MANILA -- An 80-year-old woman died and over 50 people were injured after the wooden second floor of a Roman Catholic Church in Bulacan province, north of Manila, collapsed on Wednesday morning, officials said.

City Mayor Arthur Robes told reporters that the woman was critically injured and died at the hospital. (Philippines-Church Collapse)

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JAKARTA -- Former general and three-time presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto declared victory in Indonesia's presidential election on Wednesday, calling it a victory for all Indonesians.

"This is a victory for all Indonesian people. But I want to say that although we win, we should not be arrogant, we must stay humble. And I will embrace all parties," said Subianto at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta, accompanied by his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka. (Indonesia-Election)

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SEOUL -- South Korea established diplomatic relations with Cuba by exchanging official letters in New York, South Korea's foreign ministry said Wednesday.

The letters were exchanged between the missions of the two countries to the United Nations to set up their ambassador-level diplomatic ties, the Seoul ministry said. (South Korea-Cuba-Relations) Enditem

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