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Death toll rises as Portugal observes day of mourning after funicular crash
Portugal was observing a national day of mourning on Thursday, a day after a famous Lisbon funicular derailed and killed 17 people ...Plea for help after landslide wipes out Sudan village, killing 1,000
An armed group that controls part of western Sudan appealed on Tuesday for foreign help in recovering bodies and rescuing residents from ...China unveils new weapons at Victory Day military parade attended by Putin and Kim
By Peter Catterall and Ludovic Ehret AFP Underwater drones, massive missiles and laser weapons dazzled crowds on Wednesday at a major military ...Rescuers in Afghanistan race to reach quake-hit villages
By Sayed Hassib and Charlotte Greenfield Reuters Rescuers in Afghanistan will try to reach isolated villages in the eastern region of Kunar ...Russia’s Putin hails ‘unprecedented’ ties with China
Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Tuesday that their countries’ ties were at an “unprecedented level”, during ...Death Toll Surges Past 800 in Devastating Eastern Afghanistan Earthquake
By Qubad Wali with Aysha Safi in Kabul AFP A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan Monday, after a strong earthquake ...Former Colombian rebels and soldiers work together to exhume remains, give families closure
By Julia Symmes Cobb REUTERS For nearly a year the ex-rebels worked shoulder to shoulder with their former enemies – retired soldiers ...Israel pounds Gaza City suburbs, Netanyahu to convene security cabinet
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Lili Bayer Reuters Israeli forces pounded the suburbs of Gaza City overnight from the air and ground, destroying ...Indonesia protesters clash with riot police as tensions soar
BY Marchio GORBIANO AFP Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Sunday spoke out against protests over economic conditions and inequality, saying some actions ...Israeli airstrike kills Houthi rebel prime minister in Yemeni capital Sanaa
An Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the Houthi rebel-controlled government in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, the Houthis said Saturday. He was the most ...














