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Hundreds missing in Laos after hydropower dam collapse

  BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) - Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number believed dead after a partly-constructed hydropower…

‘Unprecedented’ Japan heatwave kills 65 in one week

  by Kyoko Hasegawa Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- An "unprecedented" heatwave in Japan has killed at least…

At least 20 dead in Greek wildfires

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) - At least 20 people have died and more than 100 injured after wildfires tore through woodland…

N. Korea begins dismantling rocket test site: analysts

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - North Korea appears to have started dismantling key facilities at a rocket-engine test center, a…

California wildfire grows near Yosemite National Park

LOS ANGELES, California (AFP) -The fire threatening Yosemite National Park in California raged through the weekend, growing in size to…

Family says Toronto gunman had mental issues

by Usman Khan with Clement Sabourin in Montreal Agence France-Presse TORONTO, Canada (AFP) - The 29-year-old man who opened fire…

‘Great friend’: AFP driver among 23 killed in Kabul suicide attack

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- AFP driver Mohammad Akhtar, a 31-year-old father of four who was among 23 people killed…

Record heat broils Japan, prompting warnings

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Japanese officials issued new warnings Monday as a deadly heatwave blankets the country, producing record high…

Toronto shooting leaves 2 dead including gunman; 13 hurt

TORONTO, Canada (AFP) - Two people including the gunman are dead and 13 wounded in Toronto after a shooting on…

France interior minister to face griling over Macron security aide assault

  by Anne Pascale Reboul and Joseph Schmid Agence France Presse   PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's interior minister Gerard…

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