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Italy quake death toll hits 281, state funeral planned

  (REUTERS)  Hopes of finding more survivors from Italy's powerful earthquake faded on Friday, with the death toll rising to…

Italy quake death toll hits 268, state funeral planned

  (REUTERS)  Hopes of finding more survivors from Italy's powerful earthquake faded on Friday, with the death toll rising to…

U.S. Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian vessel

  (REUTERS) A U.S. Navy ship fired warning shots toward an Iranian fast-attack craft that approached two U.S. ships, a…

Rebels, civilians to evacuate Syria’s Daraya under deal

DARAYA, Syria (AFP) -- Ambulances and Red Crescent vehicles entered Syria's besieged town of Daraya as thousands of rebels and…

Hong Kong confirms first Zika case

QUEZON City, Philippines - The financial center of Asia is on high alert after Hong Kong confirmed its first case…

Update: Italy quake toll rises to 267

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- The death toll from a powerful earthquake in central Italy rose to 267 Friday with 367…

Blast at Belgian sports centre kills one, gas accident suspected

CHIMAY, Belgium (Reuters) -- An explosion at a sports centre in the southern Belgian town of Chimay early on Friday…

Czech woman rescued one month after partner dies during a hike talks of “harrowing” ordeal

QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand (Reuters) -- Pavlina Pizova, a Czech traveller who was rescued by New Zealand police on Thursday (August…

Bolivian government confirms beating death of deputy interior minister by miners

PANDURO, Bolivia (Reuters) -- The Bolivian government confirmed on Thursday (August 25) that Bolivian Deputy Interior Minister Rodolfo Illanes was…

France’s top court to rule on burkini ban

by Aurelia END PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's highest administrative court will decide Friday whether to overturn the ban on…

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