5 h. ago Instant karma! Astonishing moment Dutch woman PUNCHES man 'who was beating a donkey' at Egyptian tourist site... then chases him with a whip as he tries to run away

Heartbreaking footage shows the animal kicking out in agony as it is repeatedly lashed while tethered to a wall on the outskirts of Cairo.

Politics

25 h. ago San Diego earthquake: 'Big' tremor hits California causing buildings to shake

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported this afternoon that the earthquake hit California with a magnitude six intensity, near the strength of the earthquake that hit Myanmar

Events

42 h. ago Survivor of Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse recalls horror of being buried under dead bodies for hours

Patricia Ovalles was buried under dead bodies and rubble for six hours before being rescued thanks to her quick thinking using the phone of a dead man above her to call her son's father for help

Events

60 h. ago Myanmar hit by fresh earthquake during hundreds of aftershocks

The death toll from the original quake was 3,649, with 5,018 injured

Events

3 d. ago Death toll from Dominican club roof collapse rises to 225 after 4 die overnight

Health officials say four people hospitalized after being rescued from the rubble of a roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic died overnight

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4 d. ago Astonishing moment pair TEXT and refuel at 90mph after abusing police helicopter chasing them

Jack Fagan and Connor Mitchell have been jailed

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4 d. ago Police helicopter captures 'incredibly dangerous' attempt by two motorcycle thugs to flee road rage incident

Jack Fagan and Connor Mitchell have been jailed

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4 d. ago The UN decries ongoing combat in Myanmar as earthquake relief faces big challenges

Human rights experts for the United Nations are expressing urgent concern about ongoing military operations in Myanmar’s civil war, despite ceasefires called by major parties to facilitate relief efforts after the country’s devastating March 28 earthquake

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4 d. ago UN calls on Myanmar junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi and respect earthquake recovery ceasefire

Military criticised by UN for over 120 attacks since announcing truce and blocking aid

Events

6 d. ago Death toll rises to 98 after Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapses

Rescue workers hearing sounds of people from under rubble

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6 d. ago Astonishing moment driver shoots off a 40ft unfinished bridge after getting confused by Google Maps

Rudie Heru Komandono said it was not his fault that he had crashed through the construction site while following a map to his friend's house in East Java, Indonesia

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7 d. ago Heartbreaking video shows rescuers searching Dominican Republic nightclub rubble after deadly roof collapse

Heartbreaking footage captures rescue teams searching for survivors in the rubble of a Dominican Republic nightclub after a deadly roof collapse.

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7 d. ago At least 18 dead after roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub

Rescue crews are continuing to search for survivors in the rubble at Jet Set in Santo Domingo

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7 d. ago Famous singer injured after nightclub roof collapses during performance, killing 15 people and burying 70

Merengue singer Rubby Perez, who was performing when the roof collapsed at the Jet Set club in the Dominican capital Santo Domingo, has been rescued from the rubble.

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7 d. ago Ceasefire in Myanmar crumbles as 61 attacks carried out since earthquake, says UN

Over 61 attacks reported in Myanmar since quake including 16 since 2 April ceasefire, finds UN agency

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8 d. ago First they faced bombing during Myanmar’s civil war. Then came the devastating earthquake

Peter Popham speaks to a monk about the devastation the 7.7 magnitude tremor has wrought on the town of Mingun – a few miles from the epicentre. And how it has only added to the woes of a region caught up in the country’s civil war

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8 d. ago China and neighbours at risk of catastrophic quakes as region enters new seismic phase, study claims

Study published days before Myanmar earthquake warns region has entered sixth seismic ‘active period’

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9 d. ago Forecast of a week of rain adds to woes faced by victims of Myanmar quake, as death toll tops 3,500

People in Myanmar’s earthquake-stricken areas were braced for thunderstorms late Sunday, after heavy rains and winds the previous night disrupted rescue and relief operations and added to the misery of the many who lost their homes in the disaster and were forced to sleep in the open

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9 d. ago UN urges relief efforts in Myanmar as earthquake death toll crosses 3,000

The confirmed death toll from last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,455

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9 d. ago The £1 million raised by Scots for Myanmar in first 24 hours of 'devastating' earthquake disaster campaign

The fundraising campaign has raised £1m in Scotland in 24 hours

Economics