2,000 rescued as Houston hit by ”catastrophic floods”
Up to 2,000 people have been rescued from floods in and around Houston, as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to batter Texas with heavy rains. There are
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Violence: Thousands flee to Bangladesh border
Thousands of people have fled their homes following two days of violence in a deepening crisis in the state of Rakhine in Myanmar. Members of the Musl
Army finds suspected remains of IS-held soldiers
The Lebanese army says it has found human remains believed to belong to troops kidnapped by Islamic State forces three years ago near the Syrian borde
Ceasefire halts Syria-Lebanon border fight against IS
A ceasefire has been declared in offensives against so-called Islamic State on the Syria-Lebanon border. The militants have been fighting the Lebanese
Dozens killed, wounded by car bomb in Afghan province
As many as 13 people, including both Afghan army soldiers and civilians, were killed and 18 wounded by a car bomb in the southern province of Helmand