BEIRUT -- At least 11 people were injured on Saturday afternoon in an Israeli airstrike on a building in Hadath in Beirut's southern suburbs, said the Lebanese health ministry.

The airstrike targeted a shop selling motorbikes in a densely populated area near a shopping mall and several restaurants, local TV channel al-Jadeed reported. (Lebanon-Israeli Airstrikes-Casualty)

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ISLAMABAD -- A total of 198 people were killed and 111 others injured in separate terrorist attacks in Pakistan during October, the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), an Islamabad-based think tank said on Saturday.

Despite a slight reduction in the overall number of militant attacks, the month emerged as the second deadliest month of the year, followed by August when 254 people were killed and 150 others injured in such incidents, the data released by PICSS noted. (Pakistan-Counter-Terrorism)

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MADRID -- Spain remains deeply shaken by the deadly flash floods that have left 205 people confirmed dead and wrecked havoc across the regions of Valencia, Castilla-La Mancha and Andalusia in the east and southeast parts of the country. As of Friday, many more are still unaccounted for.

With the ground too dry to absorb the intense rainfall, which exceeded 400 liters per square meter in many areas and reached up to 600 liters in some, the torrential overnight downpours on Tuesday led to devastating flash floods. (Spain-Floods-Death Toll)

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FAIZABAD, Afghanistan -- At least seven travelers lost their lives, and four others were injured following a deadly road accident in north Afghanistan's Badakhshan province on Friday, provincial police spokesman Ihsanullah Kamgar said on Saturday.

The deadly road accident took place on Friday afternoon when a vehicle turned turtle and plunged into the Amu River in the Khwahan district of this province, leaving the seven dead and four injured, the official added. (Afghanistan-Road Accident) Enditem

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