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Panic but no injuries as Venezuela hit by 7.3 magnitude earthquake

  by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ / Margioni BERMÚDEZ Agence France Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela was rocked by a…

Eight hikers die as flash flood hits Italy’s Calabria

ROME, Italy (AFP)--Eight hikers died when a mountain river suddenly flooded in Italy's southern Calabria region, with five people still…

Aid agencies rush to help survivors of deadly Lombok quakes

  SUGIAN, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesian aid agencies and government officials rushed Tuesday to help survivors after another series of…

At least 13 killed in Rio security operations: officials

by Sebastian Smith Agence France-Presse RIO DE JENEIRO, Brazil (AFP)--Rio de Janeiro's drug war hit a bloody crescendo Monday when…

Mexico City starts demolishing quake collapse school

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) - Workers in Mexico City began tearing down an elementary school Monday that collapsed in a…

Ebola death toll in DR Congo rises to 55

BENI, DR Congo (AFP) - The Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has claimed 55 lives since the start of…

Five children fighting for life after French blaze: firefighters

PARIS, France (AFP) - A fire in a residential building near Paris on Sunday left seven people with serious injuries…

France’s Total has officially left Iran: oil minister

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- French energy giant Total has officially quit its multi-billion-dollar gas project in Iran, Oil Minister Bijan…

Man with knife killed in Spain police station attack: police

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- A man armed with a knife was killed when he attacked a police station near the northeastern…

Multiple quakes rock Indonesia’s Lombok island, 10 dead

by Aman Alief Agence France Presse MATARAM, Indonesia (AFP) -- A series of powerful earthquakes have rocked the Indonesian holiday…

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