At least 19 dead in unprecedented Iran floods

Major floods across much of Iran have left 19 people dead and more than 90 injured, blocking roads and triggering landslides with warnings of more heavy rain to come, emergency services said on Monday.

Disease fears mount for Africa cyclone survivors

Disease is threatening to aggravate the already dire conditions facing millions of survivors following the powerful tropical cyclone which ravaged southern Africa 10 days ago, officials warned on Sunday.

Italy driver hijacks, torches school bus

Italian police on Wednesday rescued 51 children taken hostage by their school bus driver, who doused the vehicle in petrol and set it alight apparently in protest at migrant deaths in the Mediterranean.

US negotiators to return to China next week: official

US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will return to Beijing next week as the United States and China inch toward resolving their trade war, a senior administration official said on Tuesday.

 

Trudeau offers election year budget treats

Canada's government doled out goodies for almost everyone in an election year budget on Tuesday that looks to brace a slowing economy and sagging support for Justin Trudeau's Liberals.

 

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