SYDNEY -- A helicopter crashed at an airport in Melbourne's southeast on Thursday, injuring two people.
Emergency services personnel responded to reports of the crash at Moorabbin Airport, a small airport 20 km southeast of Melbourne that is used mostly for flight training and light aircraft, shortly after 2:30 p.m. local time on Thursday. (Australia-Helicopter Crash)
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VIENTIANE -- A total of 15 people were killed in road accidents across Laos during the celebrations of the Lao New Year from April 14 to 16.
According to the Lao Security News report on Thursday, a total of 169 accidents were recorded across the country during the cited period. (Laos-New Year-Road Accidents)
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KHARTOUM -- At least 62 civilians were killed in a shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, in western Sudan, the Sudanese army announced on Thursday.
"In a desperate attempt, the militias launched indiscriminate shelling across the city at various intervals yesterday (Wednesday)," the command of the 6th Infantry Division of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) said in a statement. (Sudan-Military-Death Toll)
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GAZA/RAMALLAH -- At least 39 Palestinians were killed and dozens more wounded in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, according to the Gaza-based civil defense.
Mahmoud Basal, a spokesperson for the civil defense, told Xinhua the Israeli attacks targeted several locations, including shelter tents, schools repurposed as refugee camps, and residential homes. Women and children were among the casualties, he said. (Palestine-Israel) ■
