ISLAMABAD -- Three traffic police personnel were killed on Sunday in a targeted shooting attack in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police sources said.
The incident happened at about 9:45 a.m. local time (0445 GMT) when unidentified militants opened fire on traffic police officials performing routine duties in Lakki Marwat district, the sources told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Pakistan-Policeman-Gun attack)
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ISLAMABAD, -- Six people, mostly children, were killed and five others injured after the roof of a house collapsed in northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, a rescue official said.
The incident occurred at around 4 a.m. on Sunday in Shabqadar area of Charsadda district, where several women and children were trapped under the debris after the structure caved in, according to state-run Rescue 1122. (Pakistan-Roof-Collapse)
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NEW DELHI -- At least two persons were killed and several others trapped when a stone quarry collapsed in Dhenkanal district of India's eastern state of Odisha, the local police said on Sunday.
The stone quarry collapsed following a huge internal blast, leaving many workers trapped. (India-Collapse)
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CANBERRA -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that his government is monitoring developments in Venezuela, calling for diplomacy to prevent escalation.
In a post on social media site X on Sunday morning, hours after the U.S. military launched strikes on Venezuela and reportedly captured President Nicolas Maduro, Albanese said that Australia urges all parties to support "dialogue and diplomacy in order to secure regional stability and prevent escalation." (Australia-Venezuela-PM) Enditem
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