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A British father has been spared jail after causing the death of his two-year-old son who fell out of a hotel window in Cyprus. Joshua Foster, 37, was fined £2,500 during his sentencing at Paphos District Court today. The father originally faced charges of causing death by a reckless act after his son fell 10 metres from the fourth floor of the King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort in Chlorakas on July 12. The toddler was declared dead on arrival at Paphos General Hospital shortly after the...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The roof of a private school collapsed on Thursday morning in the Dir Colony (also referred to as Afridi Abad) area of Peshawar, killing at least 20 students and one female teacher, according to the latest reports from Lady Reading Hospital and Pakistani media. Dozens more were injured, some critically, and rescue teams continued searching rubble amid fears the toll could rise.⁠ The incident occurred at Al-Khair School System (also called Al Khair School), a private...