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Hundreds stranded, 'catastrophic' flooding as Dorian moves off coast

"We went from almost no water to 4 to 6 feet in a matter of minutes," said Steve Harris, who lives on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina.

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Thousands listed as missing in Bahamas in Hurricane Dorian's wake

"Just waiting hurts us deeply because we don't know what to do, we feel helpless and scared at the same time," one person said.

USA

Celebrity cruise ship reroutes in Bahamas to deliver food, aid after Dorian

The Celebrity Equinox's kitchen staff is preparing 10,000 meals with guests even pitching in to help in the aftermath of the hurricane.

USA

Robert Mugabe, former Zimbabwe president, dead at 95

He was in power since the end of white-minority rule in 1980 and resigned in 2017 following a military coup.

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'I've gotta crow': Maurice the French rooster wins courtroom cock fight

Maurice's owner will be able to keep the rooster on the small island of Oleron, off France's Atlantic coast, the court decided.

USA

U.S. woman accused of trying to smuggle baby out of the Philippines faces life in jail

Jennifer Talbot, 42, was arrested early Wednesday attempting to board a flight while concealing a six-day-old baby boy in a carry-on bag.

USA

'The house landed on top of me': Bahamas residents on Dorian's terror

"The roof started to peel off," said a 75-year-old man who fled his house with his wife. "It was unbelievable."

USA

U.S. service member killed in Kabul suicide blast, official says

The service member was killed in a car bomb near the U.S. embassy on Thursday, a U.S. official at the NATO-led Resolute Support mission said.

USA

Lawmaker scolds female economics professor in S. Korea for not having babies

The conservative male lawmaker made the remarks at a confirmation hearing for the female professor's nomination to an antitrust body.

Sport

Austria skiing legend Marcel Hirscher retires

The 30-year-old put an end to speculation at a news conference in Salzburg.

USA

New theory in the never-ending search for the Loch Ness monster: a really big eel

While the legend of the Loch Ness monster goes back hundreds of years, the first modern sighting of Nessie was reported in 1933.

USA

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's brother quits government over Brexit

"In recent weeks I've been torn between family loyalty and the national interest," Jo Johnson said.

USA

A royal education: Princess Charlotte marks her first day of school

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge held the hands of their two children as they started a new year at Thomas's Battersea School.

USA

After Dorian's destruction in Bahamas, relief efforts start trickling in

"The logistics are really unlike anything we've experienced before," said the executive director of an organization that provides meals to victims.

USA

U.K. Parliament approves first stage of bill to halt no-deal Brexit, dealing blow to PM

"The country must now decide whether the leader of the opposition or I go to those negotiations in Brussels," Boris Johnson said.

USA

U.S. woman arrested after trying to smuggle a six-day-old baby in hand luggage

Jennifer Erin Talbot was arrested after attempting to hide the six-day old baby in her hand-luggage, immigration authorities said.

USA

Hong Kong's Carrie Lam withdraws extradition bill

The controversial extradition bill that prompted mass demonstrations in June has been withdrawn, but protesters have other demands.

USA

Iran to release seven crew members of detained British tanker

The Stena Impero was detained by Tehran on July 19, two weeks after Britain detained an Iranian tanker off the territory of Gibraltar

USA

Boris Johnson's Brexit plans in tatters after losing key vote

The prime minister's Brexit plan is torn to shreds by rebellious lawmakers who oppose leaving the European Union without a deal.

Italy

Members of Italy's Five-Star Movement approve coalition with PD

Members of Italy's Five Star Movement vote 79% in favour of coalition with Democratic Party