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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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, ...
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.
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.
Drought-hit Danube gives way to fossil hunt in Bulgaria
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Volunteers scanned the dried-up bank of the Danube in northern Bulgaria, close to where receding waters laid bare mammoth bones last month, hoping to find more ...
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...
Two women die in Spain after being injured in flash floods
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
A mother and her daughter who were seriously injured when a wall collapsed during flash flooding over the weekend in northeast Spain have died, authorities said...
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.
5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Colombia
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattled parts of Colombia on Wednesday, causing no damage so far but stirring fears after a more powerful tremor that struck two week...
Quake-hit Caracas airport to reopen on September 1
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
The quake-hit international airport serving Venezuela's capital Caracas will reopen to commercial flights on September 1, the airport announced on Tuesday, two ...
'We're going to keep going': Venezuelan quake rescuers soldier on
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Two months after two huge earthquakes struck Venezuela and killed thousands, volunteer rescuer Domingo Pacheco still faces a mountain of work.
Two moderately strong earthquakes rock Costa Rica
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
Two moderately strong earthquakes struck central Costa Rica, including the capital San Jose, early Monday, causing minor damage but no reported injuries, author...
Families of Venezuelans deported from US who died in quakes ask for apology
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
Relatives of Venezuelan deportees from the United States who died in the earthquakes that struck their country demanded an apology from Venezuela's interim gove...
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