NEW DELHI -- At least four women died and five others were injured after a heavy mound of soil collapsed on them in north India on Tuesday, confirmed a local official over the phone.

The victims had gone to the spot to collect soil for construction or renovation work at their respective homes. (India-Women-Dead)

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BEIRUT -- Israeli warplanes launched 13 violent raids on Beirut's southern suburbs on Tuesday that lasted almost three hours, according to the official Lebanese National News Agency.

The agency said the raids targeted the areas of Haret Hreik, Ghobeiry, Laylaki, and nearby areas, with violent sounds of missiles heard throughout Beirut and Mount Lebanon. (Lebanon-Israeli-Airstrikes)

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DUBAI -- A training aircraft on Tuesday crashed in the airspace over Fujairah, an emirate on the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), leaving one person dead and another missing, said the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).

The incident occurred when the aircraft, carrying an instructor pilot and a foreign trainee pilot, lost radar contact roughly 20 minutes after takeoff. (UAE-Aircraft-Crash)

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JUBA -- South Sudan on Tuesday expressed concern over the rising number of new HIV/AIDS infections, attributing the annual figure, which stands at 8,100, to limited funding for the health sector, political instability, and inadequate infrastructure.

South Sudan's Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi Akol said that around 140,000 people in the country are living with HIV. (South Sudan-HIV-Infection) Enditem

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