Almost 100 people have died in landslides and flash flooding in the Brazilian city of Petrópolis, officials say.
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Human Rights Watch has accused Vietnamese authorities of harassing and detaining more than 170 activists in the past two decades, in a new report.
At least 13 people have died after falling into a well during a wedding ceremony in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Australian authorities are searching for the white shark that killed a man in Sydney's first fatal attack in 59 years.
Most of the city's… Read more
As the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) votes to elect a new government, there's unprecedented attention on women.
UP has a population… Read more
An Indonesian boarding school owner who groomed and raped 13 of his female students has been jailed for life by an Indonesian court.
Herry Wirawan's… Read more
Tonga's Prime Minister Hu'akavemeiliku Siaosi Sovaleni says his island nation is trying to rebuild the lives of its people and not just its… Read more