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Bolivia's fires destroy 'heritage' rock art sites

Wildfires that have raged across forests and grassland in eastern Bolivia for weeks have destroyed rare rock art sites, archeologists announced Tuesday.

UK nets largest ever heroin haul worth £120m

An international operation has netted the largest ever heroin seizure in Britain, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said Wednesday, with nearly 1.3 tonnes recovered from a container ship.

Guatemala's UN-backed anti-corruption body shuts down

UN anti-corruption prosecutors pulled the curtain down on more than a decade of high-profile investigations in Guatemala when its mandate ended Tuesday, heightening fears of a return to impunity in the Central American country.

Pentagon frees $3.6 billion for wall construction on Mexican border

The US Defense Department said Tuesday it was freeing up US$3.6 billion in funds budgeted for other projects to build a wall on the Mexican border as ordered by President Donald Trump.

Hong Kong leader insists she will stay on

Hong Kong's embattled leader insisted today she had no intention of stepping down, after an audio recording emerged of her saying she wanted to quit and apologise for causing the unrest that has rocked the southern Chinese city.

Eight dead, 26 missing as dive boat sinks in flames off California

Eight people were dead and more than two dozen missing and feared deceased on Monday after a scuba diving boat caught fire and sank off the California coast, with passengers trapped below deck by the roaring blaze.

British PM faces Brexit rebellion, threatens election

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a rebellion by his own lawmakers today over his Brexit strategy, despite warning he would respond to any defeat by calling an early election.

Worsening fuel shortage in impoverished Haiti

Haiti's long-suffering population has faced an extra burden for more than a week: closed service stations and lines of motorists hoping to buy even a few drops of petrol during a fuel shortage that's getting worse.

US defence chief urges Iran to hold talks with US

US Defence Secretary Mark Esper urged Iran on Wednesday to enter discussions with the United States in order to ease tensions in the Gulf region.

Morocco flood kills seven at football match: officials

At least seven people were killed on Wednesday when a river burst its banks and flooded a village football pitch where a game was being played in south Morocco, local authorities said.

Erdogan discusses fighting in Syria's Idlib with Trump

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed with his US counterpart Donald Trump to continue cooperation on Syria's Idlib to avert new humanitarian crises, Ankara said on Wednesday.

Toll rises to 28 in Mexico bar fire attack

Gunmen burst into a Mexican strip club in a hail of bullets and killed at least 28 people as they trapped revelers inside and started a raging fire, officials said on Wednesday.

Convicts appeal in Morocco case of slain Scandinavian hikers

An appeal opens on Wednesday in the case of 24 men convicted over the beheadings of two young Scandinavian women on a hiking trip in Morocco's High Atlas mountains last December.

Gaza in state of alert after blasts kill two policemen: officials

The Gaza Strip was in a "state of alert" on Wednesday after explosions killed two policemen in the Palestinian enclave, authorities said.

Extra day for coalition talks in Italy, parties 'optimistic'

Italy's president on Monday allowed an extra day for coalition negotiations, interpreted by some as a hopeful sign that a deal may be in the works weeks after the government collapsed.

J&J ordered to pay $572 million for opioid addiction crisis

An Oklahoma judge on Monday ordered US health care giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million in damages for its role in fostering the state's opioid addiction crisis.

Hezbollah says explosives found in Beirut crashed drone

The Lebanese Hezbollah movement on Tuesday said a drone that crashed in its Beirut stronghold at the weekend contained an explosive device weighing more than five kilogrammes (11 pounds).

New fires rage in Amazon as Brazil military planes battle flames

Hundreds of new fires have flared up in the Amazon in Brazil, data showed on Monday, even as military aircraft dumped water over hard-hit areas and G7 nations pledged to help combat the blazes.

Tropical Storm Dorian gains steam, heads for Caribbean

Tropical Storm Dorian intensified on Monday as it approached the Caribbean on a track that will take it near Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic by midweek, possibly at hurricane strength, US forecasters said.

Iraq paramilitary force says Israel behind latest drone attack

Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi accused Israel of a deadly drone attack on Sunday that left one paramilitary fighter dead, the first time the force has directly blamed the Jewish state for such a raid.