6.7 magnitude quake hits northern Chile: USGS
A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake jolted northern Chile on Wednesday, killing a woman, knocking out electricity and phone services, and sending panicked residents running into the streets.
Rage in Timbuktu over priceless destroyed manuscripts
"They are not Muslims, they are bandits!" raged Mohamed Elher Ag Abba, whose house flanks a famed archive in Timbuktu where retreating Islamists burnt priceless ancient books and manuscripts before fleeing.
Сrashed plane сrew warned of bad weather twice
The crew of the Challenger-200 airplane that crashed near Almaty was warned about bad weather conditions twice before they took-off from Kokshetau airport.
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Brazil police say deadly fire caused by flare
Police said Tuesday they believe a nightclub blaze that killed 234 people and left scores fighting for their lives was triggered by a cheap flare that musicians lit as part of an indoor light show.
Clean-up launched after deadly Australia floods
A mammoth clean-up operation began in Australia's flood-hit northeast Wednesday after waters began to recede, as the death toll from storms reached five and thousands of homes were left swamped.
Massacre plunges Syria deeper into 'horror' spiral The Syrian war has reached "unprecedented levels of horror", UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said Tuesday after dozens of men were killed in a grim new massacre.