NEW YORK -- At least two students were injured Wednesday in a shooting at a high school in Houston County in the U.S. state of Georgia, and a suspect was taken into custody, according to authorities.
The wounded have been taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the Houston County Sheriff's Office said in an update posted on social media, adding that one student was injured by gunfire. (U.S.-Shooting-Georgia)
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NEW YORK -- Two people were killed Wednesday after a U.S. military Apache helicopter crashed in central Texas, authorities said.
The helicopter crashed in Salado, Texas around 1:35 p.m. local time, and the two pilots on board were confirmed dead, said Cliff Coleman, spokesperson for the Bell County Sheriff's Office. (U.S.-Helicopter-Crash)
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GAZA/JERUSALEM -- A Palestinian was killed and several others were injured on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip, the first reported airstrike in about a week, according to local sources and the Israeli army.
Local sources and eyewitnesses told Xinhua that an Israeli drone fired a missile at a vehicle west of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza. (Gaza Strip-Hamas-Israel)
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BOGOTA -- The death toll from Monday's earthquake in Colombia has risen to 265, with 3,494 people injured and 496 still missing, Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella said Wednesday.
The president said more than 53,000 people had been affected by the disaster. (Colombia-Earthquake) Enditem
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