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Hundreds dead as monsoon brings chaos to northern India, Nepal
(CNN) -- Dozens of people have been killed in flooding in northern and eastern India, while the death toll in Nepal has passed 100, government officials in the two countries told CNN.
At least 56 people have died in flooding and…
Man found dead, 34 alive in shipping container at UK port
TILBURY, UK (AFP) -- A man was found dead and 34 others still alive in a shipping container on Saturday after staff at a British port heard banging and screaming coming from inside.
The men, women and children, all believed to be from the…
Boko Haram kidnaps at least 97, kills 28 in raid
(CNN) -- The Islamist terror group Boko Haram kidnapped at least 97 men and boys and killed 28 people this week in a raid on villages in Borno State in northeast Nigeria, a local leader and residents said Friday.
Boko Haram gunmen also…
Chikungunya test vaccine shows promise: makers
PARIS, France - (AFP) - A candidate vaccine against the joint disease chikungunya, endemic to Africa and south Asia but moving north- and westward, showed promise by provoking an immune response in human trials, its developers said Friday.…
WHO: Evidence shows Ebola crisis ‘vastly’ underestimated
(CNN) -- The magnitude of the Ebola crisis in West Africa is "vastly" underestimated, the World Health Organization warned this week, as the death toll steadily climbed.
Ebola has infected at least 1,975 people in Nigeria, Guinea, Liberia…
Police tear gas protesters in shooting death of unarmed 18-y-o
FERGUSON, Missouri (AP) -- Authorities in a St Louis suburb where an unarmed black teen was shot and killed by a police officer have used tear gas to try to disperse protesters after flaming projectiles were thrown from the crowd.
Police…
Pilot’s false arm falls off as he lands passenger plane
(CNN) -- It's probably one of the more unusual incidents air traffic investigators have looked into, but the good news is that when a pilot's prosthetic arm fell off during landing, no one got hurt.
The 46-year-old pilot lost control in…
Body of 100-y-o Detroit woman found in flooded home
WARREN, Michigan (AP) — The body of a 100-year-old suburban Detroit woman was found in her flooded condominium basement Tuesday, a day after heavy rain swamped much of the area and stranded motorists on water-clogged streets and freeways.…
US community seeks answers after fatal police shooting
FERGUSON, Missouri. (AP) -- Nights of unrest have vied with calls for calm in a St Louis suburb where an unarmed black teenager was killed by police, while the community is still pressing for answers about the weekend shooting.
Hundreds of…
Actor Robin Williams commits suicide
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams was found dead at his home in California from suspected suicide, police said Tuesday.
A statement from the Marin County Sheriff's Department said the 63-year-old funnyman…
Dead two-headed dolphin found in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish media reports say Turkish scientists will examine a two-headed dolphin that washed up on a beach in western Turkey.
The private Dogan news agency said the remains of conjoined dolphin calf were discovered on a…
Reports: At least 39 die in passenger plane crash in Tehran
Tehran (CNN) -- A passenger plane crashed in Tehran on Sunday, killing at least 39 people on board, official news agencies in Iran reported.
The Antonov-140 propeller plane went down shortly after leaving the runway at Mehrabad…
New rules for mobile IM in China: Will it hamper innovation?
(CNN) -- China's 700 million smartphone users will no longer be able to share stories about politics without official approval, according to new regulations announced by authorities on Thursday, which took immediate effect.
The State…
Nude political candidate campaigns in Times Square
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's Naked Cowboy may have met his match.
San Francisco Board of Supervisors candidate George Davis stripped buck naked in Times Square on Wednesday to campaign for the right to be nude in public.
Davis spoke…
Khmer Rouge leaders jailed for life
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) - Two Khmer Rouge leaders were jailed for life on Thursday after being found guilty of crimes against humanity, in the first sentences against top figures of a regime responsible for the deaths of up to two…