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'No hope' as anguished families wait for India landslide bodies
The roar of moving earth startled manual labourer Abdul Kareem and his wife awake, allowing them to make a hasty escape before their Indian village was swallowed by muddy water.
India landslide toll hits 150 as rain hampers rescue work
Relentless downpours and howling winds hampered Wednesday's search for survivors of landslides that struck Indian tea plantations and killed at least 150 people, most believed to be labourers and their families.
India landslide toll hits 126 as rain hampers rescue work
Relentless downpours and howling winds hampered Wednesday's search for survivors of landslides that struck Indian tea plantations and killed 126 people, most believed to be labourers and their families.
Australian airline Rex enters administration as finances sag
The Australian regional airline Rex cancelled flights as it entered voluntary administration Wednesday, leaving the fate of the country's third-largest carrier in serious doubt.
Pig's head threat sees Di Maria abandon return to Argentina
Argentine soccer player Angel Di Maria said Tuesday that safety concerns mean he will not finish his career in his native Rosario, after a bullet-pierced pig's head was thrown at a family business.
El Chapo's son pleads not guilty to drugs charges: prosecutor
The son of the former Sinaloa drug cartel leader El Chapo pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a raft of charges linked to one of the world's biggest illicit narcotics operations, prosecutors said.
Child knife deaths plunge sleepy UK town into 'sadness and misery'
"You just feel such a helplessness and a sadness," said David Jenkins as he paid tribute to the child victims of a knife attack in northern England that has left the country in disbelief.
Third child dies as knife attack plunges UK into grief
A third child died Tuesday from a mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event in northern England that Prime Minister Keir Starmer said "touches a nerve" with the whole country.
108 killed after landslides strike India tea estates
Landslides in India triggered by pounding monsoon rains struck tea plantations and killed at least 108 people Tuesday, with at least 250 others rescued from mud and debris.
Spain's PM remains silent in wife's graft probe
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez refused to answer questions on Tuesday from a judge investigating alleged influence-peddling by his wife, and countered with a lawsuit against the magistrate accusing him of illegalities.
French DJ star of Olympics show reports cyberbullying
A French DJ and lesbian activist has filed a complaint with prosecutors over cyberbullying and death threats linked to her performance during the Olympics opening ceremony, her lawyer and a source close to the case said Tuesday.
Notorious UK Islamist preacher jailed for life
A judge on Tuesday sentenced Anjem Choudary, one of the UK's most recognised radical Islamist preachers, to life jail after he was found guilty of directing a banned "terrorist organisation".
93 killed after landslides strike India tea estates
Landslides in India triggered by pounding monsoon rains struck tea plantations and killed at least 93 people Tuesday, with at least 250 others rescued from mud and debris, officials said.
Spain's PM declines to testify in wife's graft probe
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez refused on Tuesday to answer question from a judge investigating alleged influence-peddling by his wife, a case that has put pressure on his fragile minority government.
Judge to question Spain PM in wife's graft probe
A Spanish judge arrived at Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's official residence on Tuesday to question him in a graft probe into his wife's business dealings, a case that has piled pressure on his fragile minority government.
63 dead after landslides strike India tea estates
Landslides in India triggered by pounding monsoon rains struck tea plantations and killed at least 63 people Tuesday with at least 250 others rescued from mud and debris, officials said.
45 dead, 250 rescued in India landslides
Landslides in India triggered by pounding monsoon rains have killed at least 45 people with at least 250 others rescued from a landscape transformed by mud and debris, officials said Tuesday.
36 dead, hundreds feared trapped in India landslides
Landslides in India triggered by pounding monsoon rains have killed at least 36 people with hundreds more feared trapped under mud and debris, officials said Tuesday.
24 dead, hundreds feared trapped in India landslides
Landslides in India triggered by pounding monsoon rains have killed at least 24 people with hundreds more feared trapped under mud and debris, officials said Tuesday.
Notorious UK Islamist preacher to be sentenced
Anjem Choudary, one of the UK's most recognised radical Islamist preachers, will be sentenced on Tuesday after being found guilty of directing a banned organisation and encouraging support for it online.
Biden unveils long-shot plan to overhaul US Supreme Court
Joe Biden unveiled plans Monday for sweeping US Supreme Court reforms, as he seeks to cement his legacy in the twilight of his presidency despite Republicans branding the proposals dead on arrival.
Two children killed in UK knife attack
An attacker with a knife killed two children and wounded 11 other people, including six youths in critical condition, at a dance class in northern England on Monday, police said.
Children reported wounded in UK knife attack
An attacker wielding a knife wounded at least eight people in northern England on Monday, reportedly including children, with police saying they had arrested a 17-year-old male.
France probes ultra-left link to rail sabotage
France was on Monday probing the possible involvement of ultra-left movements in attacks that paralysed the rail network at the start of the Olympic Games, as new sabotage acts affected fibre optic cables in several areas.
Kyiv urges UN probe on second anniversary of deadly prison shelling
Ukraine on Monday urged the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross to investigate an attack on a prison in Russian-occupied Ukraine that killed dozens two years ago.
Hundreds living in floodwater in Vietnam
Hundreds of people are living submerged in floodwater in the suburbs of Hanoi, a week after torrential rains in northern Vietnam caused rivers to overflow their banks.
Fifth Indian killed fighting in Ukraine for Russia
An Indian soldier died fighting with Russian forces in Ukraine, one of his relatives said Monday, the fifth confirmed death so far of an Indian citizen in the conflict.
North Korea mobilises military helicopters for flood rescue
North Korea deployed military helicopters to bring thousands of people stranded in a flood-hit zone to safety, state media reported Monday.
UN cybercrime text faces new scrutiny from tech firms, rights groups
UN member states meet Monday seeking to finalize an international treaty on the fight against cybercrime, a text strongly opposed by an unlikely alliance of human rights groups and big technology companies.
Migrants refuse rescue as one dies on cross-Channel bid
A migrant on an overcrowded boat died on Sunday trying to cross the Channel from France to Britain but authorities said dozens on the crammed vessel refused to be rescued and carried on with the hazardous journey.
In Morocco, cannabis growers come 'out of the shadows'
Only two years ago, Abdesselam Ichou began growing cannabis legally as part of Morocco's legalisation of the plant for medicinal and industrial uses in an impoverished part of the country.
California fire rapidly reaches state's top 10 biggest ever
A fire raging out of control in northern California has rapidly become among the biggest ever in the western US state, authorities said Saturday.