DAMASCUS -- Four civilians were killed and several university students were injured on Friday when armed groups fired shells at a dormitory complex in Aleppo city in northern Syria, state news agency SANA reported.

The shelling marks one of the deadliest attacks in recent months on the area as ultra-radical groups launched a large-scale offensive on military sites in Aleppo's western countryside starting from Wednesday. (Syria-Attack-Casualty)

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BANGKOK -- Four people were killed as floods hit seven provinces in southern Thailand, affecting over 240,000 households, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported on Friday.

Heavy rainfall, triggered by a moderate-to-strong high-pressure system, has led to flash floods in seven provinces, the department said. (Thailand-Flood)

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NEW DELHI -- At least 12 people died and over 20 were injured in a bus accident in India's southwestern state of Maharashtra on Friday, a local police officer said over the phone.

The accident occurred around noon in the state's Gondia district when the state government-run bus overturned while trying to avoid a collision with a motorbike. (India-Bus-Accident)

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KAMPALA -- The death toll in the Wednesday night mudslide that hit several villages in the eastern Ugandan district of Bulambuli has risen to 20, a police spokesperson said Friday.

Rogers Taitika, a spokesperson of Elgon region police, told Xinhua over the telephone that a total of 20 dead bodies have been retrieved from the scene. (Uganda-Mudslide-Death Toll) Enditem

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