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Watch: “Batman” cheers up volunteers in Mexico City aid center after quake

https://youtu.be/16RYvW2-OLg   Superhero “Batman” tried to cheer up volunteers in a makeshift aid center in the Mexican capital, bringing much…

UN plans food aid for up to 700,000 Rohingya

   COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) -- The United Nations has drawn up a contingency plan to feed up to 700,000 Muslim Rohingya refugees…

Indonesia ready to divert tourists as Bali volcano rumbles

KARANGASEM, Indonesia (AFP) - Indonesian authorities are on standby to divert flights destined for the holiday island of Bali as increasingly frequent…

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and NATO chief Stoltenberg in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Afghanistan Wednesday, the first member of Donald Trump’s cabinet…

Indian protesters end Darjeeling strike after 104 days

KOLKATA, India (AFP) - A strike that shut down India's picturesque hill station of Darjeeling -- causing violence and disruption to tourism…

Tokyo governor Koike vows break from the past with new party

by Kyoko Hasegawa Agence France-Presse Popular Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike Wednesday vowed a break with old-school politics as she officially…

Hurricane Irma death toll rises to 72 in Florida

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Hurricane Irma killed 72 people in Florida when it battered the southern state on September…

Southern California wildfire forces 1,500 to flee homes

CORONA, California (Reuters) -- Crews were battling a major Southern California wildfire on Tuesday (September 26) that has destroyed at…

A week after quake, thousands still homeless in Mexico

by Elodie Cuzin  and Yemeli Ortega Agence France-Presse MEXICO City, Mexico (AFP) -- A week after an earthquake that killed more than 300…

Army must prepare to counter US ‘threats’: Nicolas Maduro

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro called on his army Tuesday to ready their weapons to defend the…

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