Rescue workers struggled Sunday to save more than 27,000 people still trapped by massive flooding in Pakistan's northwest that has killed over 900 people and destroyed thousands of homes, officials said.
Firefighters on Sunday fought an uphill battle against spreading forest fires that have already killed 30 people, destroyed thousands of homes and mobilised hundreds of thousands of emergency workers.
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The death toll from Pakistan's worst floods in living memory topped 900 on Sunday as outbreaks of waterborne disease emerged and penniless survivors sought refuge from the raging torrents.
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It wasn't planes, trains or automobiles, but a 29-foot rented RV that carried Oak Lawn and Chicago Ridge officials to Springfield on a day trip in April. Now the recreational vehicle's rental is causing a minor flap around Oak Lawn's village hall after the owners of rental company Bridgeview RV contacted Mayor Dave Heilmann earlier this month to help them collect the $275 bill. That was the ...
Greek truckers were to debate Sunday whether to continue a week-long strike that caused a massive fuel shortage at the height of the tourism season as officials raced to restock supplies.
The death toll from Pakistan's worst floods in living memory neared 900 on Sunday as outbreaks of waterborne disease emerged and penniless survivors streamed out of the raging torrents.
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