Villagers move to safety from a flooded village near Nowshera, in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa province, on Thursday. (Mohammad Sajjad/Associated Press) Massive flooding in Pakistan has killed at least 313 people as monsoon rains continue to bloat rivers, submerge villages and trigger landslides,...
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ROME (Reuters) - Italy was in political turmoil on Friday after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi dramatically split with his one-time most powerful centre-right ally, putting the country at risk of early elections. Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) talks with Economy Minister Giulio...
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The armed group leading the fight against Somalia's beleagured transitional government has warned that it will turn Mogadishu into a "graveyard" for extra African Union troops sent to the country. Al-Shabab, which has been accused of links to al-Qaeda, warned that a decision earlier this...
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FILADELFO ALEMAN Associated Press Writer= MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaragua deported a U.S. couple to Panama, where they face charges of killing two Americans in a scheme to steal their property on a Caribbean archipelago popular with expatriates. William Cortez and his wife, Jane, were turned...
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Researchers have identified rocks that they say could contain the fossilised remains of life on early Mars. The team made their discovery in the ancient rocks of Nili Fossae. Their work has revealed that...
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Kabul: Afghan President Hamid Karzai questioned Thursday the willingness of his Western allies to strike insurgent bases in Pakistan given the strong evidence of alleged support in Pakistan for the Taliban. "The war against terrorism is not in the villages or houses of Afghanistan ......
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London: Metro Bank, Britain's first new high street lender for over 100 years, opened its first branch to the public — and dogs — yesterday in a move aimed at shaking up the retail banking sector. Co-founded by billionaire US businessman Vernon Hill, Metro Bank hopes to tap into public...
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LYON, France (Reuters) - A pocket of water big enough to fill 20 Olympic pools, trapped inside a glacier on Mont Blanc, could burst at any time and endanger lives in a French Alpine valley, officials said on Thursday. Researchers at...
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