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Forest fires have flared up again in southern Russia, killing four people and threatening to spread to neighbouring regions.
Five people have died after new fires broke out in southern Russia, officials have said.
Animal lovers in Nepal are celebrating the first rhino calf to be born in the Bardia National Park since poaching was stopped almost two years ago.
A high percentage of respondents supported the recommendations on charter changes made by the Constitutional Amendment committee, the Bangkok University research centre, or Bangkok Poll, reported on Friday morning.
The Israeli and Palestinian leaders have agreed to meet again every two weeks during initial Middle East peace talks that have been described as "productive".
Fears of another fuel spill in the Gulf of Mexico following a fire on a second oil platform have been ruled out after the coatguard said there was no evidence of an oil sheen.
There are conflicting reports of an oil slick appearing in the Gulf of Mexico as a fire continues to blaze after an explosion on a second oil platform.
The first Israeli-Palestinian peace talks for nearly two years are under way in Washington.
Competition to Apple's highly successful iPad hotted up on Thursday as Samsung and Toshiba unveiled rival tablet PCs that they hope will steal some of the Californian giant's thunder.
The IMF and the World Bank have stepped up aid to flood-hit Pakistan to help the country cope with its worst-ever humanitarian disaster, officials said Thursday.
The IMF and the World Bank have stepped up aid to flood-hit Pakistan to help the country cope with its worst-ever humanitarian disaster, officials said Thursday.
Ten civilians have been killed in a Nato airstrike on vehicles carrying election workers in northern Afghanistan, according to Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
UN climate chief Christiana Figueres on Thursday warned that a string of weather calamities showed the deepening urgency to forge a breakthrough deal on global warming this year.
The east coast of America is on high alert as Hurricane Earl gathers strength and experts warn it could make landfall within two days.
At least eight people died and 40 were missing after rain-triggered landslides struck a community in southwestern China, state media reported on Thursday.
The 33 miners trapped 2,000ft underground in Chile will have to move more than 3,000 tons of rock to ensure their rescue is successful, experts have said.
The Central Administrative Court allowed 74 of the 76 industrial projects in Map Ta Phut, which were suspended by a court injunction last year, to proceed, reports said.
The first direct peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians in nearly two years are getting under way in Washington.
Police and representatives of schools with a violence problem have agreed to step up measures to prevent clashes between students.
The first direct peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians begin today in Washington as President Obama stressed "too much blood" had already been spilled in the Middle East.
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