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Dozens dead or hurt in Afghanistan wedding hall blast
A suicide-bomb blast ripped through a wedding party Saturday night in Afghanistan's capital and dozens of people were killed or wounded, a government official said. More than 1,000 people had been invited, one witness said, as fears grew that it could be the deadliest attack in Kabul this year.
Heavy downpours wreak havoc in Istanbul and flood historic Grand Bazaar
Strong rains in Istanbul on Saturday flooded several neighborhoods, as well as the Grand Bazaar, while officials said one person was found dead in the city.
'She's a phenomenon': Climate activist Greta Thunberg sailing into stiff winds in U.S.
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is both humble and keenly aware of the powerful pulpit she occupies, but the 16-year-old from Sweden could run into fresh opposition from climate doubters when she arrives in the United States.
Baby dugong that captured hearts dies in Thailand
An eight-month-old dugong nurtured by marine experts after it was found lost near a beach in southern Thailand has died of what biologists believe was a combination of shock and ingesting plastic waste, officials said Saturday.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit animator Richard Williams dead at 86
Richard Williams, a Canadian-British animator whose work on the bouncing cartoon bunny in Who Framed Roger Rabbit helped blur the boundaries between the animated world and our own, has died at age 86.
