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Hundreds die in Pakistan heat wave
Nearly 700 people have died in a severe three-day heatwave in Pakistan, officials said Tuesday, with medics battling to treat patients as ...FARC rebels kill four and rupture Colombian pipeline
Colombia\'s FARC rebels killed four soldiers and wounded six by setting a landmine that exploded when an army helicopter landed on it, ...Mexico nursing home fire kills 16
Fire swept through a nursing home before dawn in Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 16 residents, an official said. Another five seniors ...Greek government confident despite backlash over debt deal
Greece\'s leftwing government expressed confidence on Tuesday that parliament would approve a debt deal with lenders, despite an angry reaction from some ...Syrian Kurds seize military base from Islamic State
Kurdish-led forces in Syria seized a town from Islamic State on Tuesday after capturing a military base overnight, aided by U.S.-led air ...Chilean authorities declare environmental emergency
Authorities in Chile\'s largest city shut down hundreds of businesses and ordered hundreds of thousands of cars off the streets on Monday ...Britain, France demand Iran nuclear inspections
Britain and France insisted Monday that any deal on Iran\'s contested nuclear programme must include a comprehensive verification regime to ensure Tehran ...Germany frees al-Jazeera journalist
German authorities on Monday ordered the release of Al-Jazeera journalist Ahmed Mansour, two days after detaining him at the request of his ...Chinese dog meat festival underway despite outcry
Campaigners protesting at China\'s annual dog meat festival, which sees thousands of canines butchered and eaten, were forcibly dispersed by unidentified men ...Heatwave kills more than 180 in Pakistan
An intense heat wave killed more than 180 people over the weekend in Pakistan\'s southern city of Karachi, officials said on Monday, ...




