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Myanmar took stock of toppled spires and crumbling temple walls in the ancient capital Bagan today after a powerful earthquake hit the country, killing three and damaging the top tourist destination.

Colombia's government and FARC rebels announced on Wednesday that they have reached a historic peace deal to end their half-century civil war that cost hundreds of thousands of lives.

An attack at the American University in Kabul ended early today after two attackers were killed, police said nearly 10 hours after militants stormed the complex, prompting desperate pleas for help from trapped students.

The death toll from a powerful earthquake that shook central Italy rose to 247 today, officials said, as rescuers desperately searched for survivors in the rubble of devastated mountain villages.

Central Italy was struck by a powerful, 6.2-magnitude earthquake in the early hours of Wednesday, leaving at least 18 people dead and devastating dozens of mountain villages.

A growing number of wildfires were threatening people and property in the western United States on Tuesday, with the governor of Washington state declaring a state of emergency in 20 counties.

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit central Italy on Wednesday and was felt  in Rome some 150 km away, the United States Geological Survey and AFP journalists said.

A large car bomb exploded midnight Tuesday outside a hotel in Thailand's deep south, killing one and wounding more than 30 in a nation already on edge after a bombing spree that targeted tourist towns.

An explosion at a chemical fertiliser factory left at least 200 people needing medical treatment after toxic gas spread across large parts of Bangladesh's second city Chittagong, officials said Tuesday.

Nicolas Sarkozy launched a bid Monday to win back the French presidency, announcing he would seek his party’s nomination to run in next year’s election.

People throughout the world are becoming increasingly uncomfortable with immigration levels which are higher than any time since the Second World War, according to a new survey published on Monday.

Authorities in the southern US state of North Carolina said Monday they are investigating the death of a deaf man who was fatally shot after a trooper tried to pull him over for speeding.

Turkey has recalled its ambassador to Austria to review relations after a series of disputes with the European Union member state, the Turkish foreign minister said on Monday.

Most of those behind a string of bombings in Thai tourist towns are Muslims from the kingdom's insurgency-plagued southern provinces, the country's police chief said on Monday.

Voting will begin today to decide if veteran leftist Jeremy Corbyn will remain leader of Britain's Labour party, with an ill-tempered campaign deepening divisions that threaten the party's future.

Tens of thousands of South Korean and US troops began a military exercise simulating an all-out North Korean attack on Monday, as Pyongyang threatened a pre-emptive strike on forces participating  in the drill.

A powerful typhoon was on course for a direct hit on Tokyo today, with nearly 400 flights grounded due to heavy rain and strong winds.