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Kenya

At least 41 killed after dam bursts

A dam burst its banks in Kenya's Rift Valley, killing at least 41 people and forcing hundreds from their homes, officials said on Thursday. Water burst through the banks of the Patel Dam in Solai on Wednesday night, sweeping away hundreds of homes, including those on the expansive Nyakinyua Farm, which borders the reservoir. So far, up to 40 people have been rescued from the mud and taken to hospitals. Many are feared still trapped.

Iraq

Security forces vote in post-IS poll

Around 1 million soldiers, police and other security personnel were voting across Iraq on Thursday in the first national elections since the country declared victory over the Islamic State group. Servicemen in uniform queued up to cast their ballots two days before the rest of the country heads to the polls for a parliamentary election on Saturday, just five months after the monthslong battle against the extremists drew to a close.

Indonesia

Police hostage crisis at jail over

A hostage crisis involving extremist prisoners at a high-security jail outside Jakarta has been resolved nearly two days after a deadly riot broke out at the prison, Indonesian officials said on Thursday. Hundreds of police and armored vehicles were deployed to rescue a police officer taken hostage by inmates after chaos erupted late on Tuesday at the facility inside the Mobile Police Brigade headquarters in Depok, leaving five officers and an inmate dead.

India

Dust, rainstorm leaves 14 dead

A powerful dust and rainstorm demolished homes and downed power lines in northern India, killing at least 14 people, an official said on Thursday, a week after another unseasonable storm caused deaths and destruction in the same region. The storm with winds blowing up to 100 km/h swept western parts of Uttar Pradesh state on Wednesday night, toppling trees and demolishing dozens of mud and brick homes.

United Kingdom

Trump risks anger over iconic drink

US President Donald Trump has risked the further ire of Scotland, his mother's homeland, after his luxury Turnberry golf resort banned the sale of national soft drink Irn-Bru. The resort's general manager told the Ayrshire Post newspaper that he no longer sold the fluorescent orange fizzy drink as it stained the carpets. Irn-Bru has dominated the Scottish market for 100 years with the equivalent of 12 cans consumed every second.

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