RAMALLAH -- A wounded Palestinian prisoner died on Sunday in an Israeli hospital, two Palestinian organizations said.

Zaher Raddad, 19, from the town of Saida in Tulkarm, northern West Bank, died in the Israeli Meir Hospital, according to a statement by the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority, part of the Palestine Liberation Organization, along with the Palestinian Prisoners Club. (Gaza Strip-Hamas-Israel)

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ADDIS ABABA -- Ten people were killed Saturday in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in northern Ethiopia, a local official said.

The deadly landslide, which occurred in Telemet district, Amhara State, left 10 people dead and injured eight others, said Tesfaye Workneh, head of the government communication office of the district, in a statement. (Ethiopia-Landslide-Casualty)

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JAKARTA -- Thirteen bodies were found and six were still missing after flash floods and landslides destroyed houses and infrastructure in Indonesia's eastern North Maluku province earlier on Sunday, a senior official said. (Indonesia-Flash Floods-Deaths)

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ADEN, Yemen -- At least 13 people have died and 14 others remain missing after a migrant boat capsized off Yemen's coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Sunday.

According to field reports from the IOM, the vessel, which had embarked from Djibouti, was carrying 25 Ethiopian migrants and two Yemeni nationals when it capsized on Tuesday near the Dubab district in Bani Al-Hakam sub-district. (Yemen-Migrants-Shipwreck)

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MANILA -- A passenger died and nine others were injured, as a brake failure of their jeepney caused the vehicle veer off the road in Rizal province, east of Manila, police said Sunday.

Police said the accident happened on Friday while the vehicle was traveling downhill in Tanay town. (Philippines-Road Accident) Enditem

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