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Car bomb blast 'kills 15' in Somalia's Mogadishu
Al Jazeera News
MOGADISHU, Somalia - At least 15 people have killed in a car bomb explosion near a hotel and restaurants in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, according to rescue services.
Bangladesh fire: Deadly blaze hits Banani building in Dhaka
BBC News
Dhaka, Bangladesh - At least 19 people have been killed in a huge blaze in a high-rise building in an upmarket commercial area of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka.
'Tragedy of biblical proportions' visible from space
CNN
BEIRA, Mozambique - As many as "300 to 400" bodies line the banks of a road out of the city of Beira in Mozambique, according to an eyewitness account, and flood waters have formed an inland ocean that is visible from outer space.
Trump Administration announces new Venezuela sanctions
Associated Press
PALM BEACH, Florida, USA - The Trump administration on Friday announced additional sanctions for Venezuela in response to what it describes as the illegal arrest of opposition leader Juan Guaido’s chief of staff.
Mexican journalist Santiago Barroso shot dead
BBC News
SONORA, Mexico, Central America - A Mexican journalist who often covered crime and drug gangs in northern Sonora state has died after being shot at point-blank range in his home near the US border, local authorities said.
More than 100 detained in Nicaragua's anti-government protests
Al Jazeera News
Managua, Nicaragua - Police have detained more than 100 people in the Nicaraguan capital as protests erupted on Saturday to demand President Daniel Ortega release political prisoners jailed in last year's violent crackdown.
Flash floods, mudslides kill at least 50 in Indonesia's Papua
Al Jazeera News
PAPUA, Indonesia, South East Asia - Flash floods and mudslides triggered by days of torrential rains tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia's easternmost Papua province, killing at least 50 people and wounding 59 others.
Venezuela's Guaido to 'return home soon', risking arrest
Al Jazeera
CARACAS, Venezuela, SA - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has said he would return home after a visit to Ecuador and called for new protests next week against President Nicolas Maduro, whose government had banned him from travelling abroad.
‘Empire’ actor staged attack to ‘Promote His Career’, in Police custody
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO, USA - 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett staged a racist and homophobic attack because he was unhappy about his salary and wanted to promote his career, Chicago’s police superintendent said Thursday.
R Kelly faces fresh claims of sexual abuse
NEW YORK, USA -Two more women have come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against the R&B singer R Kelly. Rochelle Washington and Latresa Scaff told a news conference they were given drink and drugs at an after-concert party in Baltimore in the 1990s.