BUENOS AIRES -- At least 30 people were seriously injured in a train accident in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires on Friday, authorities said.

Alberto Crescenti, director of the capital's Emergency Medical Assistance Service, said that 90 people were treated and 30 of them were referred to health centers under the qualification "code red," which means in serious condition, local media reported. (Argentina-Accident)

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MOSCOW -- Three people have died and another six have been injured after a bus fell off a bridge into a river in St. Petersburg Friday, according to local authorities.

The passenger bus fell from a bridge into the Moika river in the Russian city of St. Petersburg at 1 p.m. local time, according to the St. Petersburg police. (Russia-St.Petersburg-Bus Crash)

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PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan -- At least 50 people were killed as storms and flash floods lashed north Afghanistan's Baghlan province on Friday, a local official said.

The natural mishap hit Gozargah-e-Noor, Jelgah, Nahrin, Baghlan-e-Markazi and Barka districts, as well as the provincial capital of Pul-e-Khumri, Hedayatullah Hamdard, provincial director for the disaster management authority, said. (Afghanistan-Floods)

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GAZA -- Hamas said in a statement Friday that it will hold consultations with the leaders of other Palestinian factions to reconsider its negotiating strategy on reaching a ceasefire to the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.

The statement added that Israel's "effective rejection" of the ceasefire offer has undone all efforts to reach a ceasefire. (Israel-Hamas-Ceasefire-Talks) Enditem

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