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At least 13 people killed and more kidnapped by extremist rebels in eastern Congo

Local officials in eastern Congo say at least 13 people were killed and others kidnapped by extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group

World - ABC News - 9 hours ago

Man pleads guilty to killing, kidnapping Memphis teacher during her jog

Cleotha Abston entered guilty pleas to first-degree murder and especially aggravated kidnapping in the abduction and death of Eliza Fletcher.

Mum's 'nightmare' after deaths of son and daughter just months apart

Ten years on from the end of British combat operations in Afghanistan, a mother tells of her loss.

Flash floods kill at least 95 people in Spain

At least 95 people have been killed and many others are missing after torrential rain caused flash flooding in southern and eastern Spain, local authorities said Wednesday.

Catastrophic Flooding in Spain Kills at Least 95 People

More than a year’s worth of rain fell overnight in some areas, washing away bridges and flooding towns.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 30

Devastating flooding in Spain kill at least 95 people

Flooding in eastern Spain has killed at least 95 people, with the worst damage around Valencia. The number of victims is expected to rise as search and rescue crews pull people out of the water.

A truck crashes in Ecuador's Amazon killing 10 people

Law enforcement authorities in Ecuador say 10 people were killed after the truck they were traveling in on the country's Amazon fell into a ravine

World - ABC News - November 3

Michigan semitruck crash kills four people

At least 4 people were killed and 17 more were injured when a semitruck crashed into a line of stopped traffic on a Michigan highway.

Several people killed in separate Israeli strikes on Gaza

World - Yahoo News - Yesterday

China Stabbing Kills at Least 8 People

The stabbing, in the eastern city of Wuxi, took place days after a man drove a vehicle into a crowd in southern China, killing dozens.

World - The New York Times - 14 minutes ago

Three people killed in Mississippi in shooting after high school football game

Shooting, preceded by a fight among some of the men, near Lexington early Saturday also left eight people wounded . Three people were killed and eight others were wounded in central Mississippi ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Tour helicopter crashes in Houston, killing at least 4 people

A private touring helicopter crashed into a radio tower in Houston, killing at least four people, including a child, on Sunday. Video of the crash captured on a security camera shows the tower was ...

Gunman kills 3 people in southern Brazil during hours-long shootout

Authorities in southern Brazil say a 45-year-old man barricaded himself in a house and killed his father, brother and a police officer in an hours-long shootout before he himself was fatally shot

World - ABC News - October 23

U.S.-allied Kurds in Syria say 12 people killed in Turkish strikes

Turkey accused the separatist Kurdish group PKK of being behind a deadly attack on a state-owned defense manufacturer near Ankara.

At least 17 people killed in Israeli strike on school turned shelter in Nuseirat

Deaths in central Gaza come as Al Jazeera accuses Israel of targeting its journalists working in the war zone. Middle East crisis – live updates At least 17 people, nearly all women and ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Middle East latest: Hezbollah picks a new leader and Israel bombs southern Lebanon

Lebanon’s Hezbollah has chosen Sheikh Naim Kassem to succeed longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike last month

World - ABC News - October 29

Israeli airstrike on Gaza residential building kills more than 90 people

An Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Gaza killed more than 90 people, the deadliest strike in several months. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez reports on the renewed Israeli assaults and the ...

Half a Million People Killed in Deadliest Weather Disasters Since 2004

More than half a million people were killed in 10 disasters that climate change worsened, according to a new report.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 31

Gas explosion in southern Russia kills 5 people and injures another 4

A gas explosion in a residential building in southern Russia has killed five people and injured another four

World - ABC News - October 31

Almost 100 people killed by devastating floods in eastern Spain

Floods sparked by torrential rain in Spain's Valencia region have left almost 100 people dead and others still missing amid mud-caked debris.

At least 155 people were killed in devastating flash floods in Spain

Devastating floods have killed at least 155 people in eastern and southern Spain, local officials announced Thursday, after torrential rain fueled the worst natural disaster in the country’s modern ...

Roof collapse kills at least 14 people at Serbian train station

Young child among the dead at Novi Sad’s main station as country’s president vows to punish those responsible. At least 14 people have been killed after part of an outdoor roof collapsed at a train ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Volcanic eruption burns houses in Indonesia, killing at least 10 people

Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency says that at least ten people have died as a series of volcanic eruptions widens on the remote island of Flores

Tech - ABC News - November 4

Serbian minister to resign over concrete canopy crash that killed 14 people

Serbia’s government minister for infrastructure and construction says he's stepping down, days after a concrete canopy collapsed at a railway station, killing 14 people and severely injuring three

World - ABC News - November 4

Middle East latest: Dozens killed in Gaza as Israel says it targeted a weapons facility

Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes have killed at least 30 people in Gaza, including on a home where displaced families were sheltering

World - ABC News - November 5

An Israeli strike kills 20 in north Gaza, where Palestinians say they've had little food for weeks

Palestinian officials say an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza has killed at least 20 people, mostly women and children