5 killed as truck struck by train at railway crossing in Egypt's Luxor

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  19 killed when truck plummets into ravine in Philippines

  Map of Conner, Apayao in the PhilippinesPhilippine authorities say 19 people died when a carrying more than 40 people fell down a mountain ravine in the north.Police say 22 other people aboard the truck, including the driver, were injured in the accident Thursday night in Conner town in Apayao province.The truck was carrying mostly elderly farmers and villagers returning home after receiving seeds and financial help from local officials in nearby Kalinga province.Officials say the brakes apparently failed and caused the driver to lose control of the truck on the road.Many similar accidents have occurred in the Philippines’ sparsely populated northern mountains because of the poor condition of vehicles and roads and the lack of signs, railings and other safety features.

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  5 killed in 6.5-magnitude earthquake in southern Philippines

  (Photo:VCG)MANILA, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed in the 6.5-magnitude earthquake which struck Tulunan town in Cotabato Province in southern Philippines on Thursday morning, a provincial disaster office report said.More injuries were reported but no figures have been given yet.The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the powerful tremor, which struck at 9:11 a.m. local time hit at a depth of 6 km, about 28 km northeast of Tulunan in central Mindanao region.Tulunan was also the epicenter of a 6.6-magnitude tremor that struck Cotabato province on Oct. 29.According to the report, the dead were all residents of Makilala town. Two died from falling debris and two died in a landslide, the report added. It did not say how the fifth person died.The institute said that Thursdays quake triggered an intensity 7 strong shaking in Tulunan town, Kidapawan City and Bansalan town in Davao del Sur.It was also strongly felt in Matanao town in Davao del Sur; in the towns of Malungon, Kiamba and Alabel in Sarangani Province, General Santos City, Gingoog City and Cagayan de Oro City, the institute added.Thursdays quake cracked the walls of Philippine President Rodrigo Dutertes house in Davao City, Dutertes long-time aide Senator Christopher Go said. He added that Duterte is safe and is resting at his home.Local officials said the quake also damaged a condominium in Davao City, a hotel in Kidapawan City and a mall in Koronadal City.A series of strong earthquakes jolted Cotabato Province and nearby central Mindanao provinces this month, triggering landslides and causing damage to houses and buildings.The powerful quake that jolted Cotabato on Thursday morning is the second strongest in a week.On Oct. 29, a 6.6-magnitude earthquake rattled Cotabato Province, killing eight people and injuring nearly 400 people.On Oct. 16, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Cotabato Province, killing seven people and injured 215 others.Phivolcs warne...

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  No arrests after California Halloween shooting kills 5

  A woman who rented a San Francisco Bay Area home where five people were killed in a Halloween party shooting lied to the owner, saying she only wanted to keep family members away from the smoke of a wildfire, according to police and a person with knowledge of the transaction.Contra Costa County Sheriff deputies investigate a multiple shooting in Orinda, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. (File photo: AP)Witnesses described hearing gunfire and seeing chaos erupt as some 100 terrified partygoers fled the home Thursday night in Orinda, a quiet and wealthy suburb about 15 miles (24 kilometers) from San Francisco that has seen only two previous killings this century, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.No arrests had been made and there was no immediate word on a motive for the attack. Two guns were found at the property, authorities said.Three people, all from the Bay Area, died at the scene and a fourth died at the hospital, authorities initially said. The Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office identified them Friday evening as 22-year-old Tiyon Farley of Antioch, 24-year-old Omar Taylor of Pittsburg, 23-year-old Ramon Hill Jr. and 29-year-old Javin County. The sheriffs office identified a fifth victim, 19-year-old Oshiana Tompkins of Vallejo and Hercules, late Friday night, saying she died at a local hospital.Other people were wounded by gunshots or injured in the panic that followed, authorities said.The party apparently was advertised on social media. One attendee said he was enjoying the music and watching people dance when he heard shots and people started running.The screaming seemed to last forever, said Devan, who asked that his last name not be used because he feared for his safety."Everybody started running, scrambling," he said. "People were just collapsing and friends were helping friends. It was a scary situation and then as everyone is panicking and stuff, there were more shots."Devan shot a video posted to Instagram that show...