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Trump claims win in US House race, but Democrat surge looms
August 9, 2018
Trump claims win in US House race, but Democrat surge looms
The weaknesses of the US Republican Party heading into November’s midterm elections were laid bare Wednesday as a special House…
Third strong earthquake shakes Lombok as death toll tops 220
August 9, 2018
Third strong earthquake shakes Lombok as death toll tops 220
TANJUNG, Indonesia (AP) — The Indonesian island of Lombok was shaken by a third big earthquake in little more than…
Shock treatment as Sri Lanka battles wild elephants
August 8, 2018
Shock treatment as Sri Lanka battles wild elephants
Sri Lanka Wednesday announced plans to substantially extend electric fencing after marauding elephants killed 375 people in the past…
UN urges Myanmar to speed Rohingya returns, grant citizenship
August 8, 2018
UN urges Myanmar to speed Rohingya returns, grant citizenship
United Nations aid agencies called on Myanmar on Wednesday to improve conditions in Rakhine state for the safe return…
Death toll in Lombok quake hits 131, more than 156,000 displaced
August 8, 2018
Death toll in Lombok quake hits 131, more than 156,000 displaced
The death toll from a shallow 6.9-magnitude earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has risen above 130, officials…
Japan bracing as strong typhoon heads for Tokyo
August 8, 2018
Japan bracing as strong typhoon heads for Tokyo
Japan is bracing for heavy rains and high winds on Wednesday as a strong typhoon is forecast to make…
California scorched by raging wildfires the size of LA
August 8, 2018
California scorched by raging wildfires the size of LA
Thousands of firefighters battled relentless flames ripping across California on Wednesday, as the death toll from a series of…
President urged to stop tweeting on Trump Tower meeting
August 7, 2018
President urged to stop tweeting on Trump Tower meeting
President Donald Trump has been urged to stop tweeting about the 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Trump’s top advisers…
10 years after Russia war, Georgia decries Moscow’s ongoing ‘occupation’
August 7, 2018
10 years after Russia war, Georgia decries Moscow’s ongoing ‘occupation’
Georgia on Tuesday condemned Russia’s continued “occupation” of its territory, a decade after the two countries went to war…
Massive wildfire rages after becoming largest in California’s history
August 7, 2018
Massive wildfire rages after becoming largest in California’s history
California’s biggest wildfire on record raged on Tuesday as hot and windy conditions challenged thousands of fire crews battling…