AFP, RAMALLAH: The Israeli army shot dead a 13-year-old Palestinian during clashes at a refugee camp near Bethlehem on Monday as violence spiked in east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, police and emergency services said. Abdel Rahman Abdullah was struck in the chest by Israeli fire at the Aida…

AFP, BEIJING: Tornadoes spawned by a typhoon that battered southern China have left at least seven people dead and more than 200 injured, state media reported Monday. Typhoon Mujigae, which landed in Guangdong province on Sunday, has also led to the injuries of 223 people, the official Xinhua news agency…

AFP, SANTA CATARINA PINULA, Guatemala: At least 131 people were killed in mudslides that smashed into a village outside Guatemala City, officials said Sunday, three days after the disaster struck the Central American nation. “Unfortunately, a new count shows that there are 131 confirmed dead and…

AFP, CHARLESTON, United States: Record rainfall left large areas of the US southeast under water Sunday as roads were closed and residents were warned to stay indoors. The states of North and South Carolina have been particularly hard hit by heavy flooding, but the driving rain in recent days has spared…

AFP, SRINAGAR, India: Suspected rebels killed four soldiers during firing overnight near the heavily militarised border dividing Kashmir between India and Pakistan, police said on Monday. Soldiers discovered their colleagues’ bodies on Monday morning during a search for militants in Hafruda forest,…