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Land dispute leaves 13 dead in Mexico

A clash between residents of communities in southern Mexican state of Oaxaca over a land dispute left at least 13 people dead and another one injured, prosecutors said Tuesday.

The armed attack occurred on Monday afternoon in the Yautepec District in Oaxaca, when several inhabitants of the community of Santa Maria Ecatepec were ambushed by residents of the neighboring town of San Lucas Ixcotepec, according to the state prosecutor's office, Xinhua reported.

Indian teenager among 3 killed in US plane collision

Three persons have been killed after two small planes collided mid-air in the US state of Florida, authorities have said.

The accident took place on Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The whereabouts of a possible fourth passenger is still unknown, Xinhua news agency reported.

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Indian student death: Police confirm suspect died in shootout

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Trump under fire for defending Putin over poll meddling

US President Donald Trump is facing a barrage of criticism for defending his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over claims of Moscow's interference in the 2016 presidential elections.

At a joint news conference with Putin following their summit in Finland on Monday, Trump refused to denounce the Russian leader for interfering in the presidential campaign and instead contradicted American intelligence agencies, the US media reported on Tuesday.

5 killed in S.Korea's military copter crash

Five soldiers were killed and one was injured in a military helicopter crash on Tuesday in South Korea's Pohang city, authorities said.

The chopper crashed at the landing strip of a military unit in Pohang, South Gyeongsang province, at about 4.45 p.m., Xinhua news agency reported.

China builds unmanned weather station near border with India

China has installed an unmanned automatic weather observation station near its border with India in Tibet to support its Army in the event of a live fire conflict with New Delhi.

62 militants killed in Afghan airstrikes

At least 62 militants were killed in airstrikes in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, a military official said on Tuesday.

"The Army aircraft targeted Taliban hideouts in Maroof district in the past 24 hours during which the militants including a key commander were killed," the official told Xinhua news agency.

Iran warns OPEC against raising oil output

Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Monday that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) would suffer if its members do not adhere to their commitment regarding the oil output.

US facing serious shortage of airline pilots

The US is currently facing a serious shortage of airline pilots, particularly at the regional airline levels, according to a report.

The Federal Aviation Administration said in the report on Monday that there were about 827,000 pilots in America in 1987. Over the past three decades, that number decreased by 30 per cent, reports CNN.

IMF cuts India's growth projection, but it still retains world's top spot

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut India's growth projections for this fiscal year to 7.3 per cent and for the next to 7.5 per cent on Monday, although the country will still retain its top spot in the global growth league.