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Hurricane Intensifies In Carribean
The most powerful hurricane in the Atlantic for nine years is moving towards Jamaica with wind speeds of up to 260km/h...
Russia Firm Admits ‘red River’ Spillage
Norilsk Nickel said the river discolouration posed no danger to people or wildlife The world's biggest nickel producer...
Three More Women Under Investigation
French prosecutors have placed three young women under formal investigation over a foiled attack near Notre Dame...
Algeria Goalball Team ‘did Not Boycott’ Games
The Algerian women's goalball team have arrived in Rio after missing their first two games against the US and Israel....
Alps Cable Cars Failure ‘traps 100’
More than 100 people are stuck on a series of cable cars high above the glaciers of Mont Blanc in the French Alps,...
US Says Russian Jet Flew 10ft From Plane Over Black Sea
The Pentagon says a Russian fighter plane flew within about 10ft (3m) of one of its reconnaissance aircraft operating...
Tensions Simmer In Gabon Over Disputed Vote Result
Tensions are simmering in Gabon after two days of violence over the disputed presidential election, with fears growing...
Suicide Attack Targets Chinese Embassy In Kyrgyzstan
A suspected suicide car bomber rammed the gates of the Chinese embassy in the capital of Kyrgyzistan, Bishkek,...
Opposition Candidate Lays Claim To Presidency Win
Gabon's opposition presidential candidate Jean Ping has claimed victory over incumbent President Ali Bongo, whose...
Soldiers Killed In Ambush In Paraguay
The EPP has been blamed for a string of kidnappings, murders and attacks Eight Paraguayan soldiers have been killed...
Iraq Hangs 36 Men Over 2014 Camp Speicher Massacre
Iraq has hanged 36 men convicted over the 2014 massacre of hundreds of military recruits, government officials say....
German Museum Rejoices Over Durer Found at Flea Market
A German art gallery says a print by Renaissance artist Albrecht Durer that was donated by a man who found it at a flea...
Fire Kills 13 at Birthday Party in Bar
A fire during a birthday party at a bar in the northern French city of Rouen has killed at least 13 people and injured...
Military Coup D’etat Underway in Lesotho, Prime Minister Thabane Flees to South Africa
Military groups in the Southern African country of Lesotho have surrounded government and police buildings and gunfire...
Boko Haram Seizes Another Nigerian Town
Boko Haram has seized control of a town in northeastern Nigeria, the latest to fall into the armed group's hands in the...
This Might Have Just Completely Worsened The Ebola Epidemic In Liberia, 50,000 People May Be In Danger Now
There are conflicting reports over the fate of 17 Ebola patients who vanished after a quarantine centre in the Liberian...
184 People Injured and 6,100 Families Displaced by Floods in Sudan
More than 3,000 homes have been destroyed by floods that hit almost half of Sudan's states over Ramadan and the Eid...
Uganda Court Annuls Anti-Homosexuality Law
Uganda's Constitutional Court has annulled the tough anti-gay legislation signed into law in February. It ruled that...