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multi-vehicle crash: 12 kids hospitalised

Cincinnati: Police said at least 12 children have been hospitalised, one in critical condition, after a school bus crashed during a multi-vehicle accident. Police say two toddlers were hospitalised in serious condition after the car they were riding in was struck on Monday by a car whose 23-year-old driver lost control.

UK hears Chawla extradition appeal

London: Sanjeev Kumar Chawla, key accused in cricket match-fixing scandal involving former South African captain Hansie Cronje in 2000, appeared in the High Court in London which was hearing his extradition request filed by India.

8 cops killed in suicide attacks in Balochistan

Karachi: At least eight policemen were killed in three separate suicide attacks within an hour targeting security personnel in Pakistan’s restive south-western Balochistan province.

UN unity key to easing Korea tensions: chief

United Nations: The unity within the Security Council played essential role in creating positive momentum that led to a decision by North Korea to suspend nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles, UN chief Antonio Guterres said.