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Colombia rescuers find woman alive as quake death toll passes 240

Colombian rescuers pulled a 32-year-old woman alive from the rubble of a collapsed building Tuesday, sparking cheers and applause as exhausted crews raced to find more survivors from the country's strongest earthquake in a century.

Passengers rescued as second ferry in days catches fire in Indonesia

A navy vessel and other ships rushed in Tuesday to rescue over 100 people from a ferry on fire off the tourist island of Bali, officials said, in the second such incident in days.

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Derna counts the cost of Libya flood disaster

Libya's devastated eastern city of Derna was counting its dead on Wednesday with the toll from the floodwaters unleashed by Storm Daniel expected to rise even further.

Mexican singer Peso Pluma threatened ahead of Tijuana concert

Posters threatening the life of Mexican singer Peso Pluma were put up in Tijuana on Tuesday, Mexican authorities said, as he was set to perform in the United States at the MTV Video Music Awards later in the evening.

UN panel urged to declare US reporter's Russian detention arbitrary

The Wall Street Journal's parent company on Tuesday requested that a panel of UN experts declare its correspondent Evan Gershkovich, who is in Russian jail, as being "arbitrarily detained."

Escaped murderer steals rifle, outwits huge US manhunt

Schools outside Philadelphia were closed and residents told to lock their doors Tuesday after an escaped Brazilian murderer dodged gunfire to steal a rifle from a home and was declared "extremely dangerous."

At least 2,300 dead in Libya floods, but far higher toll feared

At least 2,300 people were killed in catastrophic floods that tore through the Libyan city of Derna, the emergency services said Tuesday, but a far higher death toll is feared.

Escaped Brazilian murderer steals rifle, outwits huge US manhunt

Schools near Philadelphia were closed and residents told to lock their doors Tuesday after an escaped Brazilian murderer dodged gunfire to steal a rifle from a home and was declared "extremely dangerous."

Warmer seas, political chaos drive Libya flood toll: experts

Warmer seas, political chaos and inadequate infrastructure combined with devastating effect in the flooding that has killed more than 2,300 people in Libya, experts said on Tuesday.

At least 2,300 dead in Libya floods 'calamity', thousands missing

At least 2,300 people were killed in Libya and thousands more were reported missing after catastrophic flash floods broke river dams and tore through an eastern coastal city, devastating entire neighbourhoods.

Escaped Brazilian murderer evading US police steals rifle

At least 2,300 dead in 'epic' Libya floods, thousands more missing

At least 2,300 people were killed in Libya and thousands more were reported missing after catastrophic flash floods broke river dams and tore though an eastern coastal city, devastating entire neighbourhoods.

Rubiales summoned to appear in Spanish court over forced kiss

Former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales must appear in court on Friday in connection with the investigation into his forcible kiss on Jenni Hermoso's lips after the Women's World Cup final.

'Thousands' feared dead or missing as floods devastate east Libya

Thousands are feared dead or missing in Libya after huge flash floods devastated eastern regions, with a surge of muddy river water ripping away entire neighbourhoods in one coastal city, local authorities and international aid groups said Tuesday.

Dutch 'Indiana Jones' art sleuth recovers stolen Van Gogh

A Dutch art detective has recovered a precious Vincent van Gogh painting that was stolen from a museum in a daring midnight heist during the coronavirus lockdown three-and-a-half years ago, police said Tuesday.

Ressa says Philippine press freedom improving, but still 'work to do'

Buoyed by her latest acquittal, Philippine journalist Maria Ressa told AFP Tuesday that media freedom in the country has improved since former president Rodrigo Duterte left office, but there was still a "lot of work to do".

Race against time to find survivors 4 days after Morocco quake

Hopes were dimming on Tuesday in Morocco's desperate search for survivors, four days after a powerful earthquake killed more than 2,800 people, most of them in remote villages in the High Atlas Mountains.

Japan brands drop boyband agency after sex abuse scandal

Automaker Nissan and beer giant Kirin said Tuesday that they were dissociating themselves from Japan's biggest boyband agency following revelations about sex abuse committed by its late founder for decades.

Medics in quake-hit Morocco battle against the clock

Medics treated a constant flow of casualties after Morocco's strongest-ever earthquake killed more than 2,800 people, but hopes were fading Tuesday of finding more survivors under the rubble.

Scorsese's writer muse David Grann on making facts plausible

David Grann must be the only writer who can boast that back-to-back books are being made into films by Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio. He says the trick is making incredible facts seem "plausible".

Philippine Nobel winner Maria Ressa acquitted of tax evasion

Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa was acquitted Tuesday of her final tax evasion charge, in the latest legal victory for the veteran journalist as she battles to stay out of prison.

Ailing US explorer rescued after nine days in Turkish cave

An international team of rescuers on Tuesday pulled to safety a US explorer who spent nine days trapped deep in the narrow tunnels of a Turkish cave with internal bleeding.

Trapped US explorer on verge of rescue from deep Turkish cave

Rescuers said on Monday they were only hours away from pulling to safety a US explorer trapped for more than a week, and suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding, deep in a Turkish cave.

Rescuers race against time as Morocco quake death toll mounts

Moroccan rescuers supported by foreign teams on Monday faced an intensifying race against time to dig out any survivors from the rubble of mountain villages after the country's strongest-ever earthquake.

150 dead as 'catastrophic' storm floods hit east Libya

At least 150 people were killed when freak floods hit eastern Libya, officials said Monday, after storm "Daniel" swept the Mediterranean, its torrential rains earlier lashing Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece.

Colombia sets new cocaine production record, UN

Colombia, the world's biggest cocaine producer, set a new record last year for the manufacture of the drug and cultivation of the coca leaf it is made from, a United Nations report said Monday.

Politically divided Chile marks 50-year coup anniversary

A day after violence and arson marred a memorial march, Chile marked 50 years since the coup d'etat that brought Augusto Pinochet to power with events Monday honoring the dictatorship's thousands of victims.

Portuguese court convicts hacker behind biggest leak in football history

A court in Portugal on Monday convicted the hacker Rui Pinto over his "Football Leaks" revelations that exposed dodgy dealings in international football, sentencing him to a suspended four-year prison term.

Judge opens investigation into Rubiales over World Cup kiss

A judge at Spain's top criminal court opened an investigation into former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales on Monday, following a lawsuit filed over his forcible kiss on Jenni Hermoso's lips after the Women's World Cup final.

Pakistan ex-cricketer gets 12 years for inciting murder of Dutch MP

A Dutch court on Monday sentenced former Pakistan international cricketer Khalid Latif to 12 years in prison for urging the murder of anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders.

Moroccan citizens step in to help quake victims

Ordinary citizens are stepping in to do their bit for victims of the deadly earthquake in Morocco, after some complained that the authorities were slow to act.

Foreign rescuers join Morocco quake race against time

Rescuers on Monday faced a growing race against time to dig any survivors from the rubble of devastated villages in Morocco's Atlas mountains, three days after the country's strongest-ever earthquake.

US judge says 2008 bank fraudsters got off easy

US officials took a victory lap last month to commemorate their response to the 2008 financial crisis, pointing to $36 billion in fines as proof that banks have been held accountable.

Aid workers killed in Ukraine, Kyiv fends off fresh drone attack

Two aid workers, one Canadian and one Spanish, were killed in eastern Ukraine, hours after the Kyiv region fended another wave of drone attacks overnight.

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