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'Dream come true': Owners reunite with pets in quake-hit Colombia

A beaming Vickye Giraldo holds her rescued kitten tight against her chest outside her ruined home in quake-hit Cali, Colombia.

Israel reopens once-closed West Bank settlement

Israel officially reopened the West Bank settlement of Ganim on Thursday, more than 20 years after it withdrew from the community, in a move emblematic of the current government's policy of rapid settlement expansion.

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US to limit sale of personal data to foreign adversaries

US President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order Wednesday aimed at limiting the flow of sensitive US personal data abroad -- amid concerns they could be misused by countries including China.

Airlines had their safest year on record in 2023: IATA

Last year was the safest ever for commercial air travel, despite a massive rebound in passenger flights, an airline industry group said Wednesday.

Prince Harry loses case against UK govt over security

Prince Harry lost a court challenge against the UK government on Wednesday over a decision to change the level of his personal security when he visits the country.

US nuclear weapons plant says open as normal after wildfires closure

A nuclear weapons plant in the US state of Texas said it would be open as usual on Wednesday after pausing operations due to wildfires in the area.

Strikes to mark one year since Greece's worst train crash

Workers across Greece were set to strike on Wednesday to demand answers a year after the nation's deadliest train crash, which killed 57 people and injured dozens more.

Famine 'imminent' in northern Gaza, warns WFP

Famine is "imminent" in northern Gaza, where no humanitarian group has been able to provide aid since January 23, the World Food Programme warned Tuesday, as Israel wages war on Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Ex-paramilitary boss back in Colombia after US jail term

The former boss of a feared Colombian paramilitary group arrived back in the country on Tuesday after serving a 16-year jail term in the United States, and will participate in the country's ongoing peace process with armed groups, migration authorities said.

Six detained of murder of South African rapper AKA

South African police said on Tuesday they have arrested six people over the murder last year of one of the country's hottest rap artists, Kiernan Forbes, known as AKA.

Costa Rica coffee farmers innovate as rainfall plummets

Costa Rican coffee farmers were once blessed with abundant rains but as precipitation grows fickle they are being forced to innovate to keep producing one of the world's favorite brews.

Two mayoral hopefuls murdered in same Mexican city

Gunmen have killed two aspiring candidates to be mayor of the same Mexican city, authorities said Tuesday, underlining the dangers of running for office in the violence-plagued Latin America nation.

Baader-Meinhof militant arrested in Germany after decades on run

German police have arrested a fugitive member of Germany's notorious far-left militant group the Baader-Meinhof gang who had been on the run for more than 30 years, prosecutors said on Tuesday.

Dutch drug kingpin gets life for running 'murder organisation'

Dutch drug kingpin Ridouan Taghi received a life sentence on Tuesday over a series of murders committed by his gang that shocked the Netherlands.

Dutch drug kingpin gets life for leading 'murder organisation'

Dutch drug kingpin Ridouan Taghi received a life sentence on Tuesday over a series of murders committed by his gang that shocked the Netherlands.

Nearly 500 rhinos killed as poaching increases in S.Africa

Almost 500 rhinos were killed by poachers in South Africa last year, up 11 percent on 2022, despite government efforts to tackle the illicit trade in horns, ministers said Tuesday.

Decades on, Serbia struggles to prosecute Yugoslav war crimes

Exactly 31 years ago, gunmen forced 20 civilians off a train in the Bosnian village of Strpci. They were beaten, robbed and later murdered.

Boeing staff confused on safety reporting: US study

Boeing employees are confused and distrustful of changes to safety reporting systems implemented by the aerospace giant after fatal plane crashes in 2018 and 2019, according to a US report released Monday.

Cuban cigar exports soar amid demand for luxury goods

International sales of Cuban cigars, the island nation's most emblematic export, soared 31 percent last year as global demand rises for luxury products, the country's main tobacco exporter said Monday.

Alec Baldwin's manslaughter trial set for July

The manslaughter trial of Alec Baldwin over a fatal shooting on the set of his movie "Rust" will begin in July, a New Mexico judge has ruled.

US regulator sues to block $24.6 bn Kroger supermarket deal

US antitrust officials filed a lawsuit Monday to block Kroger's proposed $24.6 billion takeover of Albertsons on Monday, saying the supermarket acquisition would harm consumers.

Pay up, or else: Latin America cowed by lucrative extortion

Before he opened a new sauna in eastern Lima, Eduardo started receiving extortion messages from a local gang. He ignored them.

Greece awaits answers a year after worst train disaster

Greece was still waiting for a final accounting of what went wrong and who may have been responsible one year after its deadliest train crash killed 57 people.

Indian runaway train takes 70-kilometre journey

Indian Railways said Monday it had ordered an investigation after a runaway freight train loaded with gravel travelled 70 kilometres (43 miles) without a driver.

Hotels, flights booked out as 'Swift effect' hits Singapore

The "Swift effect" is about to hit Southeast Asia but Singapore has left some of its neighbours seeing red while it profits from a Taylor-made tourism boom as the star's only stop in the region.

Belarus President Lukashenko to seek re-election next year

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has held power since 1994, said on Sunday he intended to seek re-election next year, which could extend his rule to 36 years.

Valencia falls silent to recall housing block fire victims

Hundreds of people observed five minutes of silence in the Mediterranean port city of Valencia on Saturday to honour the 10 victims of a huge fire that ripped through a residential high-rise two days earlier.

Valencia falls silent to recall housing block inferno victims

Twinning outfits not a fashion faux pas in Milan

You enter a room and - gasp! - someone across from you is wearing the same outfit.

At least 15 killed in fire in east China's Nanjing

At least 15 people have been killed and 44 injured in a fire at a residential building in eastern China's Nanjing, local authorities said Saturday.

Spanish apartment block inferno leaves at least 9 dead

Spanish fire crews on Friday picked through a smouldering 14-storey apartment block in Valencia, searching for bodies and clues, after an inferno ripped through the building killing at least nine people.

'In minutes, we lost everything': Spain fire survivors destitute

The Ukrainian couple escaped the Russian invasion because they were staying in Israel. Then they missed the Gaza war because they had moved from Israel to Spain.

With army in charge, no more jacuzzis and clubs in Ecuador jail

Orange-clad prisoners line up with military precision to exercise and sweep floors at an Ecuador prison where drug lords once enjoyed jacuzzis and nightclubs, and stashed drugs and weapons in the walls.

Austrian ex-chancellor Kurz found guilty in false testimony trial

An Austrian court on Friday found former chancellor Sebastian Kurz guilty of giving false testimony to a parliamentary inquiry, handing him an eight-month suspended jail sentence.

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