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4-Year-Old Twins Free Selves, Climb to Safety After Crash
Washington state authorities say 4-year-old twins freed themselves from their car seats and climbed an embankment seeking help following a car crash that killed their father.
KING-TV reported 47-year-old Corey Simmons of Langley died when the vehicle with his daughters in the backseat crashed on Whidbey Island around 6 pm on Friday.
(Source: AP)
Prominent Activist Gunned Down in Iraq Shrine City Karbala
A prominent civil society activist was shot dead late Sunday in Iraq's shrine city of Karbala while returning home from anti-government protests, a neighbour told AFP.
Fahem al-Tai, 53, had been taking part in weeks of rallies denouncing Iraq's entrenched political elite as corrupt, inept and beholden to neighbouring Iran.
Woman 'Set on Fire' in Bihar's Muzaffarpur; 1 Arrested
In Bihar, a woman was admitted to a hospital in Muzaffarpur after she was allegedly set on fire by a man at her house in Nazirpur village on 7 December.
A man has been arrested based on woman's mother's statement. Police said, “We haven't been able to take woman's statement yet. Investigation on.”
(Source: ANI)
Finland Gets the Youngest-Ever Prime Minister — Sanna Marin
Finland's Social Democrats elected a 34-year-old former transport minister to the post of prime minister on Sunday, making her the youngest head of government in the country's history.
Sanna Marin narrowly won Sunday's vote to replace outgoing leader Antti Rinne, who resigned on Tuesday after losing the confidence of the coalition partner Centre Party over his handling of a postal strike.
“We have a lot of work to do to rebuild trust,” Marin told reporters on Sunday night, while deflecting questions about her age.
(Source: AFP)