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At least 10 people have died after a small aircraft crashed in northwestern Colombia, authorities confirmed on Friday.

The Sri Lankan parliament on Tuesday unanimously appointed ruling National People's Power (NPP) Member of Parliament Jagath Wickramaratne as its new speaker.

KABUL, Oct 14: About 740,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland Afghanistan over the past six months, the country's spokesman for the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation Affairs Abdul Mutalib Haqani said.

COLOMBO, Oct 13: Over 33,000 new cancer patients were reported in Sri Lanka last year, according to a statement from the country's health ministry.