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Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 25

The Kumamoto prefectural government says the powerful earthquake that hit southwestern Japan earlier this week has now killed at least 25 people

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Voters in Manchester choose mayor to replace Andy Burnham, who left for Downing St.

Voters in Manchester are electing a new mayor Thursday to replace Andy Burnham, who left the job to become Britain’s prime minister

Monsoon rains trigger house collapse in Lahore, killing 9 family members

Monsoon rains have collapsed the roof of a multistory house in eastern Pakistan, killing at least nine family members and injuring several others

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Death toll in Japan earthquake rises to 30 as aftershock and heat hamper rescue efforts

Soldiers and emergency teams search damaged shopping centre, paper mill and homes for survivorsEarthquake rocks southern Japanese island of Kyushu – in picturesThe death toll from the powerful earthquake that hit Japan on Tuesday has risen to 30, as the search for survivors trapped in a badly damaged shopping centre, paper mill and collapsed homes across the south-west of the country continues.The 6.8-magnitude quake, which struck Kumamoto prefecture on the island of Kyushu, injured at least 62 people, according to the prefectural government. Continue reading...

Raid on a Pakistani police post leaves 11 officers and 15 attackers dead

Officials say the death toll from a militant attack on a police post in northwestern Pakistan has risen to 11