Air pollution shuts schools in Iran’s capital
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Schools in Tehran were ordered to be closed on Wednesday after the Iranian capital was cloaked…
6 years ago
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Helicopter crashes during Australia bushfire operation
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A helicopter crashed while fighting a bushfire in northern Australia on Wednesday and the pilot managed…
6 years ago
Egypt oil pipeline fire kills six
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- Six people were killed and 15 injured when a leaking oil pipeline caught fire in Egypt's…
6 years ago
Mainland China students flee Hong Kong over protest violence fears
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Mainland Chinese students have begun fleeing Hong Kong campuses over security fears, police and…
6 years ago
Chaos in Hong Kong as pro-democracy protests ‘blossom everywhere’
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Pro-democracy protesters Wednesday stepped up a "blossom everywhere" campaign of road blocks and vandalism…
6 years ago
Disgraced Catholic Cardinal Pell gets last chance to appeal sex abuse convictions
CANBERRA, Australia (AFP) -- Disgraced Catholic Cardinal George Pell was handed a final chance to clear his name Wednesday,…
6 years ago
Venice underwater as exceptional tide sweeps through canal city
by Ella IDE VENICE, Italy (AFP) -- Venice was hit by the highest tide in more than 50 years late…
6 years ago
Bolivia: Death toll up to seven in post-election unrest
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) -- Seven people died in Bolivia in violence that broke out after Evo Morales was declared…
6 years ago
Australia bushfire threat still high after narrow escape
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia escaped the worst-feared impacts of bushfires during a day of "catastrophic" conditions but the threat…
6 years ago
Italy hit by heavy rains, flooding in Venice
by Franck IOVENE ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Powerful rainstorms hit Italy on Tuesday, with the worst affected areas in the…
6 years ago
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