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Rescue workers stand beside a building that collapsed in an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, May 12, 2015.

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Risk of future Nepal-India earthquake increases

By Rebecca Morelle Science Correspondent, BBC News 7 August 2015 From the section Science & Environment The earthquake that hit Nepal in 2015 claimed the lives of about 9,000 people There is an increased risk of a future major earthquake in an area that straddles the west of Nepal and India, scientists warn. New data has revealed that the devastating quake that hit Nepal in

A boy pulling the Cyclevan in a flooded stretch of a highway, as a truck is struck on the edge of it, near Ghatal, some 95 kms south of Kolkata. Floods caused by a dam water release at a upper point and continuous heavy rains which have hit the region in the past three days, affected thousands of villagers in the eastern Indian State of West Bengal on Thursday 22 August 2013

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Bengal flood toll goes up to 97

he death toll in floods in West Bengal rose to 97 on Thursday even as the situation improved with the water level receding slowly following little or no rain and reduced water discharge from barrages. Disaster Management Department officials said the toll rose to 97 after 12 more deaths were reported. As the water level receded some people in the relief camps started returning

George Cole, Who Famously Played a Young Scrooge, Dies at 90

Mr. Cole, who was mentored by Alastair Sim, played a young Scrooge in 1951, then went on to gain fame for his role in “Minder,” an ITV series....

Formula One star Jenson Button and wife Jessica Michibata gassed in home invasion robbery

Formula One racing star Jenson Button and his wife Jessica Michibata have been gassed and then

Obama leads charge on climate change with Clean Power Plan

It has been described as the most significant action ever undertaken to address climate change. This week President Obama announced details of a so-called Clean Power Plan that would see America's carbon emissions reduced by 32 per cent on 2005 levels by 2030. We are the first generation to feel the impacts of climate change, and the last generation to be able to do something

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Swiss find remains of 2 Japanese climbers missing since 1970

Swiss police said on Thursday that they have identified the remains of two Japanese climbers who went missing 45 years ago, months after their bones were found on a glacier under the Matterhorn mountain. A

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Guided tour of Greece's migrant 'hotel'

7 August 2015 Last updated at 05:05 BST This year, more than 100,000 migrants have made it to Greece - the highest total for any EU country. More than 10,000 of these migrants have arrived on Kos, an island with a population of just 33,000. Some are housed in a dilapidated hotel on the outskirts of town. James Reynolds reports. Share this story About sharing Email Facebook

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland.

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Trump Reacts to Misogyny Accusation by Being Misogynist at GOP Debate

Thursday's GOP debate at Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena was largely a contest over which of the 10 candidates was the most hateful of social safety nets, immigrants and women. Ted Cruz bragged about never having supported amnesty. Mike Huckabee condemned the "illegals, prostitutes, pimps, drug dealers, all the people that are freeloading off the system now." And Scott Walker

US Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, a high-ranking Democrat and possible next US Senate leader, announced Thursday, August 6, 2015, he will opposed the P5+1 nuclear accord with Iran when it comes up for a vote in September.

In split with Obama, Sen. Chuck Schumer opposes Iran deal

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat expected to be the party's next leader in the Senate, said he will oppose the Iran nuclear deal in spite of President Barack Obama's intense lobbying in favor of the accord. The deal, struck last month with Tehran and Western powers, would curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from

NASA's Hubble finds evidence of galaxy star birth

Washington: Astronomers, using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, have uncovered a unique process for how the universe's largest elliptical galaxies continue making stars long after their peak years of star birth. Hubble's exquisite high resolution and ultraviolet-light sensitivity allowed the astronomers to see brilliant knots of hot, blue stars forming along the jets

Governor say Calif. is still in danger from wildfires

CLEARLAKE, Calif. — The imminent danger from the devastating Rocky Fire in Lake County diminished on Thursday, and residents began to return to their evacuated homes, but Gov. Jerry Brown made clear in a visit to the area that California is still in danger. Brown traveled to the

North Korea, Now in Year 104, Will Set Its Clocks Back 30 Minutes

The country said it would create its own time zone, “Pyongyang time,” moving away from the one imposed by Japan that both Koreas currently use....

Participation of Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the EC, at the 'Europe 2020 Strategy for growth' conference

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U.S. Added 215,000 Jobs In July, Unemployment Rate Steady At 5.3%

In line with economist expectations employers added 215,000 jobs in July, according to the latest release from the Bureau of Labor Statistic Friday morning. The unemployment rate came in at 5.3% for the second month in a row, that's the lowest rate since April 2008. The revisions to previous month's reports were also positive. [...]...

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$2,500 worth of pot found inside swerving car that reeked of weed

Four men face drug charges after Hamilton police say they pulled over a car with its headlights off swerving on the road Thursday night....

1940's -- ATOMIC BURST. At the time this photo was made, smoke billowed 20,000 feet above Hiroshima while smoke from the burst of the first atomic bomb had spread over 10,000 feet on the target at the base of the rising column. August 5, 1945.

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Japan marks 70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing

Tens of thousands of attendants stood for a minute of silence at 8-30 a.m. at the ceremony in Hiroshima’s peace park near the epicentre of the 1945 attack, marking the moment of the atomic blast. Then dozens of doves were released as a symbol of peace. The U.S. bomb, “Little Boy,” the first one used at war, killed 140,000 people, and a second bomb “Fat

Eurozone July business growth accelerated

London, August 5 Eurozone business growth accelerated at the end of last month as companies largely put the Greek debt crisis behind them, suggesting bloc’s economic recovery is on track, a survey showed today. Greece’s flirtation with bankruptcy had threatened to wreck the currency union,

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Property losses from northern California wildfire nearly double

The tally of property losses from California's largest and most destructive wildfire this year nearly doubled on Wednesday as the week-old blaze raged through dry scrubland north of Napa Valley wine country. The higher damage figures from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention (Cal Fire)

A woman writes a message on a board dedicated to the passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 as they wait for a news briefing organized by the airlines' officials at a hotel ballroom in Beijing, Thursday, March 20, 2014.

Wreckage 'conclusively confirmed' as from MH370: Malaysia Prime Minister

Kuala Lumpur: Debris found on a remote island a week ago is from flight MH370, Malaysia's prime minister said Thursday, confirming that the plane, which mysteriously disappeared 17 months ago met a tragic end in the Indian Ocean. "Today, 515 days since the plane disappeared, it is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you that an international team of experts has

Soldiers from 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team and the 185th Theater Aviation Brigade move a memorial bench from Vanelli's Greek and Italian Restaurant in Tupelo, Miss., April 29, 2014. The bench was a memorial to the founder of the restaurant, Demetrios Kapenekas, who opened the restaurant in 1975. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jessi McCormick)

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Feds foil armed resistance plot to Jade Helm 15

Three North Carolina men fearing a government takeover and martial law stockpiled weapons, ammunition and tactical gear while attempting to rig home-made explosives, according to charges announced by the Justice Department on Monday. lRelated US & World NewsWhy some Texans are suspicious of a massive military operation called Jade Helm 15See all related 8 The men from

bees pollinating the red flowers at - Alfonso Castañeda Town Hall - Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya, province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines

To bee, or not to bee: This is no bumbling insect audit

APPLETON, Maine (AP) -- Mad as a hornet, a bumblebee buzzes her wings in vain against the walls of the vial holding her captive. She alights briefly on the paper tab indicating her number, and then resumes scuttling around her plastic prison. Her warden is Shaina Helsel, one soldier in a citizen army that is taking a census of Maine's bumblebees in an effort to secure the

China hit by typhoon after 10 dead or missing in Taiwan

Rwandan peacekeeper shoots dead four others in Central African Republic

Reviled former Chilean spy agency chief Manuel Contreras dies aged 86

Lawsuit alleges Bobbi Kristina Brown's boyfriend gave her 'toxic cocktail'

No death penalty: Jury verdict means James Holmes will spend life behind bars

Typhoon Soudelor hits Taiwan; 4 dead, 4 missing, 64 injured

Palestinian baby's dad also dies after settler attack

EU officials note progress in Greek bailout talks, deal possible next week