Widespread flooding in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna killed at least eight people and forced another 5,000 to abandon their homes, officials said Wednesday (17) as rescue efforts continued to assist those stuck on the upper…
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Rescue and relief efforts are under way in northwestern Myanmar and neighbouring Bangladesh after Cyclone Mocha crashed ashore, with one humanitarian group working in the affected area saying hundreds had been killed and some Rohingya camps…
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The death toll of last week’s deadly floods and landslides in Congo climbed to more than 400 people, the government said Monday (8), as rescue workers and family members searched through debris and mud for victims and survivors of the…
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At least eight people were killed after the driver of a vehicle ploughed into a crowd of migrants Sunday (7) outside a centre that serves homeless people in this city near the border with Mexico, authorities said
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gunman opened fire at a crowded mall outside Dallas on Saturday (6), killing at least eight people and injuring at least seven before a police officer killed him, authorities said, turning a busy afternoon of shopping into a chaotic and…
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Eight people were killed and 13 others wounded late Thursday (4) near Belgrade, Serbia, in the nation’s second mass shooting in as many days, according to Serbian news media
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A gas leak killed 11 people in India, an official said Sunday (30), in the latest deadly industrial accident in the vast developing economy of 1.4 billion people
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The death toll from a suspected Kenyan starvation cult climbed to 90 on Tuesday (25), including many children, as police said investigators were pausing the search for bodies because the morgues were full
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Explosions and gunfire resounded in Sudan's capital Thursday (20) as fighting between the forces of two rival generals showed no signs of abating ahead of festivities marking the end of Ramadan
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At least 85 people were killed and hundreds injured in a crush at a Ramadan cash handout in Yemen early on Thursday (20), as the impoverished country suffered one of its worst tragedies just as optimism was growing over its bitter civil war
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