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The cause of the blast in the region of Azerbaijan where thousands have been fleeing for Armenia was not immediately clear.

More than 900 people have died this year from the mosquito-borne virus, whose spread has brought rural residents to already overwhelmed hospitals in the capital, Dhaka.

Derna, which lost entire neighborhoods and thousands of residents in the deluge, has a history as a cultural and intellectual hub as well as a rebellious streak.

In a region with a history of genocide, weeks of intense fighting between rival military factions in South Darfur have left hundreds dead and sent thousands fleeing.

Drone attacks in the Kurdistan region usually target insurgent groups fighting against Turkey and Iran; this one struck an elite Iraqi Kurdish security force.

The Dominican president said the military would enforce the measure on Friday morning. Experts warned the closure could deepen Haiti’s economic crisis.

Those who complete this year’s race in October will receive a medal that reads, “There are no strangers here; only friends you haven’t met yet.”

The government defended its response to the earthquake as robust, but some residents desperate for basic supplies say they feel abandoned.

The fugitive broke out by strapping himself under a food delivery van. He was arrested three days later just miles away.

The brazen culling of more than 250 trees at a waterside reserve in Australia, the speculation goes, had the goal of producing a better view.