Sudan floods kill 100, destroy many villages, officials say

Thousands of houses have been destroyed and several villages submerged after flooding triggered by torrential rainfall killed at least 100 people across Sudan, officials and an AFP photographer said on Sunday.

Torrential rains leave 6 dead in northern Vietnam

At least six people were killed, one was missing and three others were injured after torrential rains occurred in Vietnam's northern and north-central regions over the past few days, the Central Steering Committee on National Disaster Prevention and Control said Monday. The rainfall, triggered by an inter-tropical convergence zone, reached some 200-400 millimeters in some areas, reported Vietnam's state-run news agency VNA.

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Police find unexploded bombs following coordinated blasts

Thai police over the weekend found and defused five explosive devices that had failed to detonate when an as yet unidentified group carried out a series of deadly bomb attacks on popular tourist spots late last week.

Artists, squatters turn prison into hostel

Fancy spending the night in a former military prison that is now a youth hostel with an artistic twist? In Slovenia you can, and with a clear conscience about your ecological footprint.

PM: Ankara has no plans to compromise with US over cleric

Turkey will not compromise with Washington over the extradition of the Islamic cleric it accuses of orchestrating a failed coup, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Saturday, warning of rising anti-Americanism if the United States fails to extradite.

Kenny Baker, played R2-D2 in Star Wars, dead at 81 in London

Kenny Baker played the lovable droid R2-D2 in the Star Wars films, achieving cult status and fans' adulation without showing his face or speaking any lines.

Thousands return after IS militants flee Manbij

Thousands of displaced residents streamed back into the northern Syrian town of Manbij on Saturday after US-backed fighters ousted the last Islamic State militants from their former stronghold, residents and US allies said.

Train attack suspect, victim die of wounds

The man who attacked passengers on a crowded Swiss train with a knife and a burning liquid died of his wounds on Sunday, as did one of his victims, Swiss police said. Three others remained in critical condition.

Milwaukee officials call for calm after unrest over shooting

Simmering anger over the fatal shooting of a man by police erupted in violence on Milwaukee's north side, with protesters skirmishing with officers over several hours and setting fire to at least four businesses in an outburst the mayor says was fed by social media.

Brexit could be delayed until late 2019: report

Britain's departure from the European Union could be delayed until late 2019 as civil servants struggle with the task and French and German elections may hold up the start of exit negotiations, a report said on Sunday.

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