Dozens of protesters camped out on the roof of Britain’s parliament overnight to “save the climate,” police reported Monday. More than 50 protesters climbed onto the roof of Westminster Hall at about 3 p.m.
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29 dead in Pakistan Swat Valley blast
At least 29 people were killed and dozens wounded in a blast Monday at a security forces checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, authorities said.
Computer glitch delays dozens of UK flights
Dozens of trans-Atlantic flights from the United Kingdom have been delayed after a glitch in an air traffic control system in Scotland, officials said Saturday.
Terror cell leader arrested in Pakistan
Authorities arrested a commander of a terror cell in Pakistan and captured dozens of suspected militants as part of an ongoing offensive in the country, military officials said Wednesday.
Chinese mine explosion deaths climb
Rescue operations unfolded at a mine in eastern China on Wednesday, a day after a gas explosion killed at least 37 people and left dozens missing, state-run media reported. Search teams were looking for 42 miners who remain trapped after Tuesday’s accident, the Xinhua news agency reported, citing a spokesman for the Henan Provincial Bureau of Work Safety.
Hundreds rescued from sinking ferry
Five people were killed and 900 rescued when a ferry capsized Sunday in the Philippines, leaving crews scouring the waters for dozens of unaccounted passengers, coast guard officials said.
California fire 42 percent contained, official says
A fire north of Los Angeles is 42 percent contained and is moving east in the San Gabriel Wilderness area, a U.S.
1918 flu survivors share memories as research continues
Roy Braswell was 9 years old when the flu pandemic of 1918 hit. “I know it’s a bad feeling, ’cause I had it,” said Braswell, 100, who now lives in Cobb County in Georgia