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Australia fires: Death toll rises as blazes destroy 200 homes

Bushfires have killed at least eight people in south-eastern Australia since Monday, with two others remaining unaccounted for. ...

Hong Kong kicks off 2020 with fresh protests

Hong Kong's protesters have welcomed a new decade via a New Year's Day rally, with tens of thousands joining a pro-democracy march. ...

Australia fires: Military to be deployed to help rescue effort

Australian military aircraft and vessels will be deployed to help emergency services in the fire-ravaged states of New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria. ...

Somalia: Foreign country behind Mogadishu truck bombing

An unidentified foreign country was behind the recent truck bomb in the capital city of Mogadishu, the Somalia National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) announced yesterday. ...

Monsey stabbing: Journals of attacker 'referenced Jews'

The man suspected of stabbing five people at a rabbi's house in New York state on Saturday kept journals which included references to Jews and anti-Semitism, authorities said. ...

Australia fires worsen as every state hits 40C

Scores of fires are burning out of control across Australia amid a heatwave that has seen temperatures exceed 40C (104F) in every state. ...

Monsey stabbing: Five people wounded at home of New York rabbi

At least five people have been stabbed at the house of a rabbi in New York state, police say. ...

Australia fires: Thousands told to evacuate in Victoria

Tens of thousands of residents and holidaymakers in the Australian state of Victoria have been told to evacuate amid worsening bushfire conditions. ...

Rush-hour vehicle bomb kills dozens in Somali capital

At least 76 people have been killed by a vehicle bomb detonated during morning rush hour in Somalia's capital. ...

Lafayette: Plane crashes near Walmart supermarket

Five people have been killed after a plane crashed next to a Walmart supermarket in Lafayette, Louisiana. ...

Islamic State in Nigeria 'beheads Christian hostages'

The Islamic State group has released a video claiming to show the killing of 11 Christians in Nigeria. ...

Typhoon Phanfone: Philippines counts cost of deadly storm

Typhoon Phanfone has killed at least 16 people in the Philippines, leaving a trail of devastation through the centre of the country. ...

Migrant crisis: Seven die as boat sinks in Turkey's Lake Van

A boat carrying migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan has sunk in Lake Van in eastern Turkey, with at least seven people dead, officials say. ...

Burkina Faso: Many women killed in suspected jihadist attack

Suspected Islamist militants have killed 35 civilians, 31 of them women, in an attack on a military base and a town in Burkina Faso, officials say. ...

Hong Kong protests: Christmas sees no halt in clashes

Christmas Day in Hong Kong has seen no let-up in clashes between police and pro-democracy protesters. ...

France strike: Families face Christmas travel misery

Tens of thousands of people hoping to spend Christmas with their families in France face travel misery as crippling transport strikes enter their 20th day. ...

India National Population Register: Database agreed amid protests

The Indian cabinet has approved funds for a census and a population survey to be held next year despite weeks of protests over a citizenship law that critics say is anti-Muslim. ...

Trump impeachment: White House withheld Ukraine aid just after Zelensky call

The White House sought to freeze aid to Ukraine just 91 minutes after President Trump spoke to President Volodymyr Zelensky by phone in July, a newly-released government email has revealed. ...