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At least 51 die in Guatemala after bus plunges off bridge

At least 51 die in Guatemala after bus plunges off bridge

A bus accident killed at least 51 people and left trapped survivors when it veered off a highway bridge into a polluted ravine in Guatemala City early on Monday (February 10), a spokesperson for the city's fire department said.

Hidden for centuries, portrait discovered under Titian masterpiece

Hidden for centuries, portrait discovered under Titian masterpiece

Researchers in Cyprus have discovered a hidden portrait that lay undetected for centuries beneath a 1570 oil painting by Renaissance master Titian, a rendering of which is now on display in the city of Limassol.

5 people wounded in Sweden school shooting

5 people wounded in Sweden school shooting

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Five people were shot and wounded at a school in the central Swedish city of Orebro on Tuesday, police said, urging the public to stay away from the area as a large operation was underway.

Case of UK baby killer nurse to be reviewed

Case of UK baby killer nurse to be reviewed

LONDON, United Kingdom -- The case of a British nurse sentenced to life imprisonment for killing seven newborn babies is being reviewed as medical experts Tuesday argued there was no evidence to support her conviction for murder.

Frenchman on death row in Indonesia leaves jail ahead of transfer home

Frenchman on death row in Indonesia leaves jail ahead of transfer home

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A Frenchman on death row in Indonesia since 2007 for drug offenses left prison on Tuesday ahead of his transfer to France, with his lawyer saying he was "happy and calm" ahead of returning home.

USAID freeze calls into question billions in support for poorest countries

USAID freeze calls into question billions in support for poorest countries

WASHINGTON, United States - The Trump administration's attempt to fold the USAID humanitarian agency into the State Department calls into question the future of tens of billions of dollars in financial support to some of the world's poorest countries.

Marco Rubio says he's 'acting director' of USAID

Marco Rubio says he's 'acting director' of USAID

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that he as been appointed as the "acting director" of the U.S. Agency for International Development as he arrived in El Salvador on Monday (February 3) to meet with President Nayib Bukele.