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35 dead, 16 hurt in India stepwell accident

35 dead, 16 hurt in India stepwell accident

At least 35 people were killed and 16 were injured after the roof of a stepwell collapsed in central India, a local government official said on Friday. The incident occurred as devotees gathered at a temple in Indore to celebrate the Hindu festival of Ram Navami on Thursday, officials said, report


Fire on Philippine passenger ferry kills 28 people

Fire on Philippine passenger ferry kills 28 people

At least 28 people have died including a 6-month old baby after a fire broke out on an inter-island passenger ferry in the southern Philippine, the coast guard said on Thursday. Authorities have yet to identify the cause of the fire that started close to 11 pm (1500 GMT) on Wednesday off the islan

Shehbaz urges parliament to act against Imran

Shehbaz urges parliament to act against Imran

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appealed to parliament to act against predecessor Imran Khan over accusations that his party was involved in violence that erupted when police tried to arrest him for alleged corruption. The clashes occurred earlier this month after Khan's supp

China's Xi speaks with Saudi crown prince

China's Xi speaks with Saudi crown prince

China's President Xi Jinping spoke by phone with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, discussing a wide range of subjects including supporting follow-up talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran, state media CCTV reported on Tuesday. Xi recently helped broker a surprise deal between Iran and