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‘Arson’ destroys four UNICEF schools in Rohingya camps

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Four UNICEF schools for Rohingya children in refugee camps in Bangladesh have been destroyed in…

Giant blaze leaves thousands homeless in Bangladesh Rohingya camp

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) -- A huge fire tore through a Rohingya refugee camp on Thursday destroying more than 550…

One dead, 18 hurt in blaze at old people’s home in Spain

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- An 89-year-old woman died and another 18 pensioners were hospitalized, some with severe burns, after a…

Australian ‘lives and homes’ at risk as fire nears Perth

PERTH, Australia (AFP) -- An out-of-control bushfire threatened lives and homes in Australia's west coast city of Perth Monday, with…

11 elderly dead in Russian nursing home fire: investigators

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Fire erupted in a retirement home in central Russia overnight, killing 11 people who were trapped…

Storms help Australia contain UNESCO heritage island fire

BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) — Australian firefighters have managed to control a bushfire that burned more than half of the UNESCO…

Thousands flee homes near LA as wildfire rages

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Some 60,000 people fled their homes near Los Angeles on Monday as a wildfire…

Churches burnt as thousands mark Chile protest movement anniversary

  SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Two churches were torched as tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered Sunday in a central…

Fires brought under control in Syria, Lebanon

DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — Dozens of fires that ravaged parts of Syria and Lebanon in recent days were brought under…

New Zealand firefighters beating forest blaze

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Firefighters in New Zealand battling a blaze that razed much of a small alpine village…

Wildfires raze dozens of homes in New Zealand

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — Wildfires have destroyed up to 50 homes in New Zealand, authorities announced Monday, saying it…

Wildfires raze dozens of homes in New Zealand

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Wildfires have destroyed dozens of homes in New Zealand, authorities announced Monday, saying it was…

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