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22 Students Killed As Boat Sinks On Nile River In Sudan
At least 22 students drowned on Wednesday morning when a boat sank on the Nile River in Sudan, state news agency SUNA reported.....
6 Killed In Kabul Prison Suicide Bombing
At least six people were killed and eight others wounded after a suicide bomber struck a vehicle carrying prison employees in the capital on Wednesday, officials said.....
Brazil Dam Collapse Leaves 9 Dead, Hundreds Missing
A dam collapse at an iron-ore mine in southeast Brazil has left at least nine people dead and up to 300 missing, officials said.....
29 Killed In US Midwest Due To Extreme Cold
At least 29 people were reported dead due to the Polar Vortex that froze the US Midwest region and brought temperatures to record lows. But weather officials said the weather was finally improving after over a week of extreme cold.....
US Negotiators Reach Deal To Avoid Government Shutdown
US House and Senate legislators have reached an agreement "in principle" to provide $1.375 billion for barriers at the Mexico border, a figure far lower than the $5.7 billion that President Donald Trump had demanded, to avert another government shutdown.....
Iran Will Target US, Allies If Attacked
Iranian forces will not only target US but also its allies in case of aggression against Iran by Washington, Iran's Armed Forces spokesman has said.....
Trump Decorates Military Dog Wounded In Al-Baghdadi Operation
President Donald Trump on Monday made a surprise appearance before the press at the White House to pose for photos with Conan, the military dog that was wounded in the operation that resulted in the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and he decorated her for her "great job."....
Iran Hits US Airbase In Iraq In Response To Soleimani's Death
Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday that it launched a missile attack on the US airbase of Ain al-Asad in Iraq in retaliation against the death of Major General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in an American drone attack on January 3.....
Iraqi PM Condemns Rocket Attack On US Embassy In Baghdad
The Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Sunday condemned the rocket attack on the US embassy in the Green Zone in central Baghdad.....
China Reports 1,886 New Cases Of Coronavirus, 98 New Deaths
Chinese health authority on Tuesday said it received reports of 1,886 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 98 deaths on Monday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.....
