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200 firefighters battle major Paris inferno

200 firefighters battle major Paris inferno

A major fire broke out in Paris on Monday close to a new court complex designed by Renzo Piano, sending smoke across the city and prompting authorities to urge the public to stay away from the zone.

Six-year-old Palestinian loses her arm following Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter

Six-year-old Palestinian loses her arm following Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter

In a hospital ward full of patients, 6-year-old Palestinian Ghada Dabebech recalled in tears how she was playing on a swing in a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City when she was severely injured by an Israeli strike on Thursday (April 3).

OCD: Myanmar stops search, rescue; begins retrieval ops for quake victims

OCD: Myanmar stops search, rescue; begins retrieval ops for quake victims

MANILA — The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Monday that Myanmar has stopped its search and rescue operations and that it will now begin retrieval operations for victims of an earthquake that struck last March 28.

Red Crescent says Israeli troops shot medics, rescuers 'with intent to kill'

Red Crescent says Israeli troops shot medics, rescuers 'with intent to kill'

The Palestine Red Crescent Society said on Monday that 15 medics and rescuers killed by Israeli forces last month in Gaza were shot in the upper body with "intent to kill".

Palestinians flee Gaza City amid Israeli airstrikes, evacuation orders

Palestinians flee Gaza City amid Israeli airstrikes, evacuation orders

Palestinians were moving out of Shejaia suburb of Gaza City on Thursday (April 3) after Israeli strikes and previous evacuation orders from the Israeli army.

Lessons and urine: How man survived 5 days under Myanmar quake rubble

Lessons and urine: How man survived 5 days under Myanmar quake rubble

SAGAING, Myanmar — Entombed under his hotel bed for five days in the debris, two things enabled teacher Tin Maung Htwe to survive Myanmar's devastating earthquake: old school lessons and his own urine.

Aviation mystery: Search for long-missing flight MH370 suspended anew

Aviation mystery: Search for long-missing flight MH370 suspended anew

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The latest search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been suspended, Kuala Lumpur's transport minister said, more than a decade after the plane went missing.