More than 800 people killed by powerful quake in eastern Afghanistan
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6 hit eastern Afghanistan, destroying multiple villages and killing more than 800 people, officials say.
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 6 hit eastern Afghanistan, destroying multiple villages and killing more than 800 people, officials say.
Officials say rescuers pulled 63 more bodies from flattened homes Friday night in northwest Pakistan.
In northwest Pakistan, at least 56 people have been killed by heavy rains. Even more people are hurt as homes and villages were destroyed. The deaths come after at least 16 people were killed in southwest Pakistan due to heavy rains.
Most of those deaths and injuries were caused by the roofs of weaker homes collapsing.
It came after both countries launched missiles across their borders on Saturday.
It caps off weeks of escalating tit-for-tat strikes between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, sparked by a deadly massacre of mostly Hindu tourists in the disputed region of Kashmir last month.
The first word of the truce came from President Trump, who announced that the two countries had reached a "full and immediate ceasefire," after talks mediated by the U.S.
It follows weeks of clashes, missile and drone strikes across their border that were triggered by a gun massacre of tourists last month that India blames on Pakistan, which denied the charge. It was their most serious confrontation in decades and left dozens of civilians dead on both sides.
India’s biggest domestic cricket tournament was suspended for one week on Friday following the escalating military tensions with Pakistan.
Tension in the region has been growing since a deadly attack on Indian civilians last month that left 26 dead.
Tensions between India and Pakistan, both nuclear-armed powers, continued to increase Thursday after Pakistani officials said India launched an attack with at least 13 drones and India said it was in response to Pakistani attacks that killed 16 overnight.
Tensions are rising in South Asia as India and Pakistan are now firing shells at each other. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says his country will avenge the blood of those killed.
As the conflict over Kashmir escalates, India is preparing for possible retaliation after they hit Pakistan and several Pakistan-administered parts of Kashmir with missiles.
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The Bears will have backups in a couple of key spots on both sides of the ball on Sunday when they take on the Rams in the divisional round, with linebacker TJ Edwards and left tackle Ozzy Trapilo done for the season after getting injured against the Packers in the first round of the playoffs.
This year's Bears team has earned a high-stakes nickname – the "Cardiac Bears" – thanks to seven 4th quarter comeback victories, and that moniker might be truer than you know. A Chicago doctor saved another fan's life at Soldier Field this season after she suffered a medical emergency in the stands.
The Bears will welcome the Rams to Soldier Field on Sunday with temperatures in the teens and wind chills in the single digits.
Three former DePaul University basketball players are among 26 players charged in an NCAA men's basketball game fixing scheme.
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The Bears will welcome the Rams to Soldier Field on Sunday with temperatures in the teens and wind chills in the single digits.
After signing the third-richest contract in Chicago Cubs history and changing his jersey number to No. 3, third baseman Alex Bregman said his biggest priorities are his family and winning a third World Series championship.
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