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49 killed in terror attack on two mosques in New Zealand's Christchurch; gunman livestreams shooting

At least 49 people were killed mass shootings at two mosques, full of worshippers attending Friday prayers, in an attack broadcast in a horrifying, live video by a white nationalist in New Zealand's Christchurch.

At least 23 dead after tornadoes strike Alabama; toll may rise, say officials

At least 23 people died and several were injured when tornadoes roared through southeast Alabama

China kicks off winter festival in city of Harbin; visitors marvel at massive, colorfully lit ice sculptures

The Harbin festival in China, which began on Saturday, has drawn millions of visitors from around the world every year since its inception in the early 1980s.

Brazil bridge collapse: Toll climbs to 58 in Brumadinho disaster, 300 still missing; firefighters continue search ops

Firefighters on Monday carefully moved over mud, in search of survivors or bodies four days after the dam collapsed in Brazil, burying mine buildings and surrounding neighborhoods with iron ore waste.

Strongest tornado to hit Cuba in 80 years reduces Havana to a picture of damage and destruction

Three people were dead and hundreds injured, at least 12 in critical condition, after the tornado touched down with estimated winds of 200 miles per hour in three neighbourhoods across eastern Havana in Cuba.

Polar vortex freezes US Midwest; schools, postal services shut down as authorities struggle to provide shelter to homeless

Winter's sharpest bite in years moved past painful into life-threatening territory, prompting officials throughout the Midwest in the US to take extraordinary measures to protect the homeless as the chill of the polar vortex froze a huge chunk of the region.

Brazil celebrates 196th anniversary of independence from Portugal; President Michel Temer attends military parade

Brazil president Michel Temer attends a parade celebrating the country's Independence Day in Brasilia.

Typhoon Trami in Japan: Fierce winds, heavy rains leave at least 120 people injured, disrupts travel

Authorities had to shut down critical transport services due to Typhoon Trami which caused widespread damage across the country.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev in New Delhi: Uzbekistan president holds talks with Narendra Modi; 17 agreements signed

This is Uzbekistan president Shavkat Mirziyoyev first visit to India since assuming office in 2016.

Mexico braces for 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 Hurricane Willa; residents stock up on resources

Hurricane Willa, a Category 4 storm, is on course to slam into Mexico near the resort town of Mazatlan on Tuesday.

Protesters take to streets in Caracas against Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro; Opposition's Juan Guaido joins mass walkout

The demonstration came one week after opposition leader Juan Guaido proclaimed himself the nation's rightful president amid a sea of supporters, as the anti-Maduro movement tried to establish a transitional government.

Donald Trump delivers State of the Union address; women of the House wear white as ode to honour suffragists

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence sat behind US president Donald Trump as he gave his second State of the Union address. Pelosi had previously denied Trump permission to give his speech during the 35-day government shutdown that ended on 26 January.

George HW Bush dies at 94: War hero had pledged to make 'kinder, gentler' America, struggled with art of articulation

The World War II hero, who also presided during the collapse of the Soviet Union and the final months of the Cold War,Bush entered the White House in 1989 with a reputation as a man of indecision and indeterminate views.

Paris riots: 'Yellow vests' activists torch cars, tag graffiti on monuments to protest rising taxes, high cost of living in France

France's most violent urban riot in more than a decade engulfed some of central Paris with demonstrators protesting against rising taxes and high cost of living.

Indonesia 'volcanic tsunami': Officials advice caution as 3-metre tidal wave sweeps houses away in Palu and Donggala

A powerful earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, triggering a 3-metre-tall tsunami that an official said swept away houses in at least two cities.

Wildfires burn homes, cars in California's Thousand Oaks and Paradise; blaze prompts authorities to order evacuations

Flames approached residential areas as firefighters battled the blaze overnight during a wildfire that burned dozens of homes at Thousand Oaks and Paradise in California

World leaders mark World War I centenary in Paris; French president Emmanuel Macron hosts ceremony

Around 70 leaders including US and Russian Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin marked the World War I centenary of the 1918 Armistice in the French capital.

California wildfires: Infernos char acres of land, firefighters continue to battle blazes

The Camp Fire and the Woolsey Fire are the two deadly wildfires burning at opposite ends of California.

Brett Kavanaugh appointment row: Massive protests in Washington as US Senate confirms Trump's Supreme Court pick

Protesters swarmed the streets of Washington, and rushed to the steps of the Supreme Court to bang loudly on its bronze doors around the time Brett Kavanaugh was set to be sworn in inside.

Indonesia's Lion Air flight crashes in Java Sea: Rescue teams find debris; no clarity on survivors yet

Indonesia’s search and rescue agency confirmed the crash of Lion Air flight JT610, adding that it lost contact with ground officials 13 minutes after takeoff, and a tug boat leaving the capital’s port saw it fall.

John McCain memorial: Barack Obama, George W Bush eulogise late Senator in Washington; Donald Trump absent from service

Former US presidents and John McCain's family members gathered on Saturday at the Washington National Cathedral to honor and remember the late senator.

Reuters journalists jailed for seven years for violating Myanmar Official Secrets Act; activists condemn sentencing

The arrest of Myanmar Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo has sparked an outcry among the international community as an attempt to muzzle reporting on last year's crackdown by Myanmar's security forces on the Rohingya Muslim minority in Rakhine state.

Typhoon Jebi hits Japan: Strongest storm in 25 years leaves two dead; Shinzo Abe urges people to evacuate

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had urged people to evacuate early and ordered to take all necessary measures to protect residents from typhoon Jebi.

North Korea parades troops, artillery to mark 70th anniversary as nation in Pyongyang; Kim Jong-un, Chinese envoy attend

North Korea staged a huge military parade on 9 September to mark its 70th anniversary as a nation.

Series of gas explosions rocks three towns in Boston suburbs; one dead, 10 injured

Series of natural gas explosions killed a teenager, injured at least 10 others and left dozens of homes in smoldering ruins in three towns of north Boston — Lawrence, Andover and North Andover.

North Korea stages huge parade on country's 70th anniversary, holds back on advanced missile

North Korea staged a huge military parade on Sunday to mark its 70th anniversary as a nation but held back its most advanced missiles and devoted nearly half of the parade to civilian efforts to build the domestic economy.

Hurricane Florence: As monster storm closes in on Carolinas, people rush to buy supplies, board up homes

Hurricane Florence put a corridor of more than 10 million people in the crosshairs on Wednesday as the monster storm closed in on the Carolinas in US, uncertainty over its projected path spreading worry across the Southeast.

Typhoon Mangkhut weakens to tropical storm: Toll in Philippines rises to 65; Hong Kong begins massive clean-up

Mangkhut weakened from a typhoon to a tropical storm on Monday as it moved deeper into southern China.

Maldives Opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih wins presidential election in surprise victory

Maldives' Opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih declared victory early Monday in the country's contentious presidential election.

John McCain's life in pictures: US senator dies at 81, Vietnam POW was battling brain cancer for over a year

US Senator from Arizona John McCain, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 81, became a public figure at age 31 when his bed-bound image was broadcast from North Vietnam in 1967.