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'Start from scratch': Hundreds still lack shelter a month after Colombia quake
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
One month after a powerful earthquake shattered the Colombian city of Pereira, hundreds of people sleep outdoors or seek refuge in shelters with little idea of ...
Tremor recorded as Israel says Hezbollah tunnels destroyed in south Lebanon
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
Israel said Thursday it demolished key tunnels built by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group beneath the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, triggering...
Nepal glacier saw exceptional heat before collapse caused deadly floods: researcher
Sep 08, 2026 (AFP)
The mountain section whose collapse triggered fatal floods in Nepal and China on August 26 had experienced unprecedented heat for the time of year, meteorologic...
French police hunt Renoir thieves after lightning museum heist
Sep 08, 2026 (AFP)
French police on Tuesday hunted for two thieves who escaped with two Renoir paintings from a museum, after abandoning two others as they fled, in a burglary tha...
Philippine president's lawmaker cousin arrested over flood control scandal
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
Philippine police arrested a lawmaker and cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in his hospital bed on Monday over his alleged involvement in a massive corru...
Philippine president's lawmaker cousin charged over flood control scandal
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
Philippine prosecutors filed a criminal charge Monday against a lawmaker and cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos over his alleged involvement in a massive corr...
Nepal holds day of mourning as families pray missing still alive
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
Nepal held a national day of mourning with candlelight vigils on Monday for victims of devastating glacial floods, as families of missing hydropower workers fea...
Avalanche kills 11 climbers in southern Russia: rescuers
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
An avalanche on one of Russia's highest mountains has killed 11 climbers and left six others missing, rescue services said Monday.
Philippine president's lawmaker cousin charged over flood control scandal
Sep 07, 2026 (AFP)
Philippine prosecutors filed a criminal charge Monday against a lawmaker and cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos over his alleged involvement in a massive corr...
German far-right AfD landslide winner in eastern state vote
Sep 06, 2026 (AFP)
Germany's far-right AfD won a landslide victory in a key regional election Sunday in the ex-communist east, taking at least 44 percent of the vote according to ...
German far-right AfD landslide winner in eastern state vote
Sep 06, 2026 (AFP)
Germany's far-right AfD won a landslide victory in a key regional election Sunday in the ex-communist east, according to exit polls, but it remain unclear wheth...
Five acquitted over deadly 2017 landslide in Swiss Alps
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
A Swiss court on Friday acquitted five people charged with homicide by negligence following a 2017 landslide that killed eight hikers and destroyed part of a vi...
Drought pushing Angolans into Namibia: Amnesty
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
Climate-driven drought is pushing thousands of Angolans, mainly women and children, into Namibia where they face harsh treatment and forcible return, Amnesty In...
Philippine couple married in hip-deep floodwaters
Sep 01, 2026 (AFP)
A Philippine couple tied the knot on Tuesday at a Catholic church swamped in hip-deep waters, as heavy rains have pummelled large parts of the country for a mon...
Venezuela's main airport resumes operations months after quakes
Sep 01, 2026 (AFP)
Venezuela's main airport near Caracas on Tuesday said it was resuming operations after sustaining damage in the powerful earthquakes that struck over two months...
Strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes in Gulf of Aden
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Friday morning in the Gulf of Aden, between Somalia and Yemen, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
Death toll from Algeria wildfires rises to 12
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Forest fires killed 12 people and injured dozens in northeastern Algeria on Wednesday, the interior minister and civil protection authorities said.
Thieves stage lightning raid on bronze Age gold in Spanish museum
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Thieves on Thursday raided the Treasure of Villena -- one of the greatest Bronze Age gold collections -- in the latest high-profile heist on a European museum, ...
Algeria wildfires kill two, force evacuations: media
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Two people were killed and several others injured on Wednesday as forest fires ravaged parts of northeastern Algeria, civil protection authorities and media sai...
Too small for fries: drought shrinks Belgian potatoes
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Mathieu Comijn inspected rows of potatoes in a field of cracked earth and browned leaves, pulling from the ground tubers barely the size of ping-pong balls.
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