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Thousands evacuated in Chile as forest fire spreads
Chile declared a state of emergency and ordered the evacuation of up to 16,000 people as a raging forest fire led to ...Angola storm death toll rises to 69, half of them children
The death toll from torrential rains that pounded the Angolan town of Lobito has risen to 69, including 36 children, officials said ...Egypt announces plans to build new capital
Egypt plans to build a new administrative capital east of Cairo within five to seven years at a cost of $45 billion.Typhoon Pam hits Vanuatu, UN fears high casualties
Widespread casualties are feared after a powerful typhoon battered Vanuatu overnight, triggering flash floods and knocking out telephone lines in the isolated ...Costa Rica volcano spews ash in most powerful eruption in 20 years
Costa Rica\'s Turrialba volcano belched a column of gas and ash up to 3,280 feet (1 km) into the air on Thursday ...Maldives ex-president Nasheed sentenced to 13 years in prison on terrorism charges
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Friday after being found guilty of terrorism for ordering ...Syria Kurds urge US-led strikes as IS forces mass
Syrian Kurdish fighters urged the US-led coalition Friday to launch new air strikes on the Islamic State group as the jihadists brought ...Swedish prosecutors offer to question Assange in London over rape allegations
Swedish prosecutors have asked for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange\'s approval to question him in London where he is holed up in the ...Australia offers to pay jail fees for death row duo in Indonesia
Australia has offered to cover Indonesia\'s costs for keeping two Australian heroin traffickers in prison for life if Jakarta grants permanent stays ...Indian bride walks out of wedding after groom gets math problem wrong
An Indian bride has walked out of her wedding ceremony after her groom-to-be failed to solve a simple math problem, police said ...