LONDON -- Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said on Wednesday that the country would recognize Palestine as a state.

"Today Ireland, Norway and Spain are announcing that we recognize the state of Palestine, each of us will undertake whatever national steps are necessary to give effect to that decision," Harris said in Dublin, the Irish capital. (Ireland-Palestine-Politics)

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CHICAGO -- Multiple tornadoes ripped through western part of U.S. Midwestern state of Iowa on Tuesday afternoon, causing at least one death and major damage, local media reported.

The death occurred in Adams County, about 90 miles (144.8 km) southwest of Des Moines, capital of Iowa. (Tornadoes-Iowa)

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NEW DELHI -- At least six persons, including two children, were feared drowned when a boat carrying them capsized in a dam in India's southwestern state of Maharashtra late Tuesday evening, a local police officer said on Wednesday.

The incident occurred in the backwaters of Ujani dam in the state's Pune district, amid rains and strong winds in the area. (India-Boat Capsize)

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SINGAPORE -- Officers from Singapore's Transport Safety Investigation Bureau have arrived in Bangkok for the case of turbulence-hit Singapore Airlines flight SQ321, Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said Wednesday.

United States' National Transportation Safety Board is sending a team to support the investigation as a Boeing 777-300ER jet is involved in the accident, Chee noted. (Singapore-Aviation-Investigation) Enditem

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