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Indonesia searches for hundreds missing in deadly floods

Astudestra Ajengrastri,Jakartaand Patrick Jackson Reuters Residents look at flood damage in Padang on Sunday Rescuers in Indonesia are searching for

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Firefighters search for missing in tower blocks fire

Jaroslav Lukivand Fan Wang Watch: Deadly fire engulfs Hong Kong apartment blocks Firefighters are still searching for hundreds of missing

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Father felt helpless as he saw children taken from Catholic school in Papiri, Niger state

A father has told the BBC he felt powerless as he witnessed gunmen on motorbikes abduct dozens of children, including

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Five killed and more than 450 injured in Bangladesh earthquake

Reuters At least five people have been killed, including one child, and more than 450 injured after a 5.5 magnitude

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Two Ukrainians working for Russia behind rail sabotage, Polish PM says

Two Ukrainian citizens who long worked for Russian intelligence have been identified as the suspects behind two acts of sabotage

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Pope Leo welcomes cinema stars to the Vatican

Sarah RainsfordSouthern and Eastern Europe correspondent, Rome Reuters Pope Leo has held an audience with Hollywood stars, urging actors and

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At least six die in crush at Ghana military recruitment event

At least six people have died during a crowd crush at a military recruitment event in a stadium in Ghana.

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Super typhoon hits Philippines as nearly a million evacuate

Kathryn Armstrong, AndrĂ© Rhoden-Paul and Lulu Luo,Aurora, Philippines The BBC’s Jonathan Head says the Philippines is braced for an “absolutely

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Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam after killing at least 114 in Philippines

Lucy Clarke-Billings and Jonathan Head,South East Asia correspondent Getty Strong winds hit Quy Nhon beach in Gia Lai province, central

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Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in as president after unrest

AFP via Getty Images Samia was declared the winner with 98% of the vote Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has