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Firefighters in Rome have been working to rescue a worker trapped beneath rubble after a medieval tower partially collapsed during renovation. The incident happened on Monday. The rescue was described ...

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake has shaken northern Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 640 others. The quake struck before dawn on Monday, damaging the historic ...

Officials in Nepal say an avalanche swept through a camp on Mount Yalung Ri on Monday and killed five foreign climbers and two Nepali guides. an Armed Police Force spokesperson ...