STRASBOURG, France -- The European Parliament on Thursday approved Germany's Ursula von der Leyen's bid for a second five-year term as president of the European Commission.

Von der Leyen garnered 401 votes in the 720-seat chamber, exceeding the majority required to maintain her position as the head of the EU's executive body. In the secret ballot, 284 members voted against her. (EU Commission-Parliament)

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NEW DELHI -- Two people died and several others were injured when some coaches of a passenger train derailed in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, local media reported.

The train mishap involving the Dibrugarh Express, moving from Chandigarh city in Haryana state to Gorakhpur area in Uttar Pradesh, occurred in Gonda area of Uttar Pradesh. (India-Train-Accident)

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BEIRUT -- Two people were killed and nine others injured on Thursday in a traffic accident in Lebanon's northern village of Jran in Batroun district, the National News Agency reported.

According to the report, a pickup truck collided with an electricity pole in the village after the driver fell asleep and lost control of the vehicle. The truck was transporting people to pick sage. (Lebanon-Traffic-Accident)

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TUNIS -- Two people were killed and ten others injured when a heavy goods vehicle hit a cafe terrace in the southwest of the capital Tunis, Tunisian national radio station reported on Thursday.

"The accident occurred ... when a heavy goods vehicle drove into a terrace of a cafe located in El Ouardia zone," the radio station quoted Mounir Ryebi, a regional director of civil protection in Tunis, as saying. (Tunis-Car-Accident) Enditem

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