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Albania races against time to find earthquake survivors

by Briseida MEMA THUMANE, Albania (AFP) -- Emergency workers on Wednesday pulled dust-covered corpses from the ruins of an earthquake…

Ex-Morales’ officials take refuge in Mexico embassy in Bolivia

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) -- Some 20 former members of Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales' government has holed up in Mexico's…

Bangladesh to shut brick kilns as air quality soars to world’s worst

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Bangladesh said Tuesday it will shut hundreds of soot-belching brick kilns around its capital Dhaka as…

Firefighters battle new blaze in California

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Hundreds of California firefighters on Tuesday battled a wind-driven brush fire that grew out…

More than 20 dead as Albania hunts for earthquake survivors

by Briseida MEMA DURRES, Albania (AFP) -- Albanian rescuers searched rubble through the night looking for survivors trapped in buildings…

UPDATED: More than 20 dead, hundreds injured as powerful 6.4 magnitude quake rocks Albania

    At least 20 people died and hundreds more were injured in Albania after the strongest earthquake in decades…

Trump presents Conan the dog, ‘incredible’ hero of Baghdadi raid

  by Jerome CARTILLIER Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- "So this is Conan -- right now, probably…

Court says White House must comply with impeachment subpoenas

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A Washington appeals court judge ruled Monday that President Donald Trump's top aides must…

Canada must pay up for military sexual assault victims

  OTTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada must pay almost a billion dollars in settlements to hundreds of military victims of…

Hong Kong leader vows to ‘listen humbly’ after shock poll result

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong's unpopular leader Carrie Lam said on Monday her government would "listen humbly" to…

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