LA PAZ -- The death toll from a head-on collision on a highway in west Bolivia early Monday has climbed to 31, with approximately 20 others sustaining serious injuries, police said.

The accident on the highway that connects the Bolivian departments of Oruro and Potosi initially reported between 15 and 20 fatalities, but that number has risen and may continue to climb if those wounded succumb to their injuries, the spokesman for the Departmental Police Command of Potosi, Limbert Choque, told local media. (Bolivia-Road Accident-Death toll)

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HOUSTON -- Nearly 160 measles cases have been reported in Texas, the second largest U.S. state, state health officials said on Monday, warning the outbreak could last for months.

A dozen measles cases were diagnosed in Texas over the weekend, bringing the state's total to 158, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. (US-Texas-Measles)

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BERLIN -- A car plowed into a crowd in downtown Mannheim, a city in southwestern Germany, on Monday, killing two people and injuring ten others, including five who sustained severe injuries, local police reported.

The incident occurred at 12:15 p.m. (1115 GMT) when a black SUV crashed into the crowd. A 40-year-old suspect was arrested following an immediate search operation, police said in a statement. (Germany-Car crash)

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DAMASCUS -- At least three people were killed and 20 others injured in an explosion of unknown origin on Monday at an entry point to Al-Bukamal, a city in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Al-Zour, state media reported.

According to the state-run SANA news agency, Syrian Civil Defense teams have recovered the victims' bodies, evacuated the wounded to local hospitals, and extinguished a fire ignited by the blast. (Syria-Explosion-Death Toll) Enditem

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