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Japan: fatal avalanche engulfs skiers after volcano erupts Justin McCurry in Tokyo Falling rocks from Kusatsu-Shirane, north-west of Tokyo, leave one dead and 12 injured. A member of Japan’s self-defence forces died and about a dozen skiers...

Powerful Hurricane Irma hits Caribbean   The dangerous Category 5 storm is wielding the most powerful winds ever recorded for a storm in the Atlantic Ocean. US President Donald Trump declared emergencies in Florida, Puerto Rico...

Costa Rica president-elect Carlos Alvarado calls for unity   Carlos Alvarado, who has won Sunday's presidential election in Costa Rica, has called for unity after a divisive election campaign. The centre-left candidate won by a surprisingly wide...

US to deploy over 5,200 troops to Mexico border   A caravan of mostly Hondurans, estimated to number between 3,500 and 7,000, who left their country in mid-October are now in southern Mexico. Central American migrants walk...

North and South Korea hold talks to discuss family reunions   The meeting in North Korea's Mount Kumgang comes as a part of efforts to improve relations between the two countries that had deteriorated over the...

business NRA Sues Insurance Broker Behind ‘Carry Guard’ Polly Mosendz   https://youtu.be/pK0eFHfUPrw The National Rifle Association is suing Lockton Cos., alleging the insurance broker breached its contract with the firearms lobbying group. Lockton administered the NRA’s Carry Guard insurance program, which was advertised as the...

At least 18 injured as vehicle ploughs into pedestrians in Shanghai   The minivan carrying gas tanks ploughed into pedestrians near a prominent park in downtown Shanghai after catching fire. Police believe the crash was accidental. At...

Jordan's king replaces prime minister to defuse protests   King Abdullah has asked Education Minister Omar al Razzaz to form a new government after Hani Mulki resigned as prime minister. However, the change in administration has...

Pompeo says US to impose "strongest sanctions in history" on Iran   Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issues a steep list of demands that he said should be included in a nuclear treaty with Iran to...

Four Indian priests accused of rape and blackmail   The victim says an Orthodox priest in Kerala raped her as a minor in the 1990s. Subsequently, three other priests allegedly blackmailed and raped her, the unnamed...