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Searching for survivors: more than 1,000 rescue workers deployed after Indonesia earthquake

Over a thousand rescue workers are searching for survivors a day after a magnitude 6.

Indonesia

Death toll rises in Indonesia 'quake, with dozens feared trapped

At least 97 people have died in the magnitude 6.5 tremor, the Army says, while hundreds are reportedly injured.

Thailand

Over a dozen dead in southern Thailand as floods threaten tourist season

Severe flooding across a large part of southern Thailand has killed more than a dozen people after several days of heavy rain.

Brazil

Thousands attend memorial for Chapecoense football team

Fans, families and officials gather in southern Brazil to pay their respects to victims of the plane crash that wiped out most of the squad.

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Brazil

Brazil holds massive memorial for Chapecoense football team

A huge memorial service has been held for the victims of the deadly plane crash which wiped out a Brazilian football team.

Afghanistan

Dozens of civilians die in airstrike called to protect US and Afghan troops

At least 30 civilians have been killed, many of them children, in Northern Afghanistan after airstrikes were called in to protect US and Afghan troops fighting the…

Syria

Rebels use car bombs to step up the offensive in western Aleppo

Fighting intensifies ahead of planned humanitarian pause on Friday

Libya

At least 239 migrants dead after two shipwrecks off Libyan coast

Two shipwrecks off the coast of Libya have claimed the lives of at least 239 migrants.

USA

Suspect captured after killing of two police officers in Iowa

Authorities say the officers were ambushed as they sat in their patrol cars in Des Moines in separate attacks

Indonesia

Boat sinks carrying Indonesian migrant workers home from Malaysia

A boat carrying 93 Indonesian migrant workers from Malaysia has sunk off Batam Island just south of Singapore, killing 17 of them according to Indonesia’s national disaster…

Brazil

Worshippers killed in grotto collapse in central Brazil

At least ten people died and four others were injured after a grotto partially collapsed during a religious ceremony in Brazil.

Vietnam

Vietnam pledges safety clampdown after karaoke bar fire

At least 13 people have been killed in a fire at a karaoke bar in Hanoi.

Iraq

A family's flight from Mosul

A family of five recount their perilous escape from Mosul and offer insight into what life under ISIL is like

France

France pays tribute to Nice attack victims

Three months after a man rammed a truck through crowds celebrating Bastille Day, French President Francois Hollande has led tributes to the victims of the Nice…

France

Nice prepares to pay tribute to Bastille Day attack victims

French flags and notes of condolences in many languages are reminders of the grief that still hangs over the popular tourist spot.

China

Building collapse in eastern China leaves many dead

At least 17 people have been killed when a number of decrepit buildings collapsed in eastern China.

China

Dozens missing in eastern China after landslides

At least 32 people are missing in south eastern China after heavy rains triggered two major landslides.

Russia

Russia: eight firefighters die in Moscow warehouse fire

Eight firefighters have been killed in a major fire in Moscow, according to Russia’s Emergencies Ministry.

North Korea

North Korea mass recovery efforts underway after floods

Clean-up operations are underway in North Korea after devastating floods.

Turkey

Bomb injures dozens in Turkey a day after crackdown on Kurdish mayors

Scores of people have been injured in a car bomb attack on local government offices in the southeastern Turkish city of Van.