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Partially eaten body of baby girl found; autopsy confirms animal attack

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By Meera Suresh

Officers suspect the girl was picked up by some wild animal and dragged towards the pond.

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Elephant crushes man to death after being heckled by villagers [video]

The video of the incident was shared on Twitter by Indian Forest Service officer Parveen Kaswan on Monday.

By Naina Raghavan

Record rains kill 25 in central China

Authorities have issued the highest warning level for Henan province as floods continue to hammer the region

By Ludovic Ehret with Beiyi Seow in Beijing

At least 68 dead in Germany, Belgium as storms ravage Europe

Because a warmer atmosphere holds more water, climate change increases the risk and intensity of flooding from extreme...

By Michelle Fitzpatrick with Deborah Cole in Berlin

16-foot crocodile eats 4-year-old child alive in front of her mother

Local divers conducted a search for the girl for hours in the crocodile-infested canal, but did not succeed until late...

By Suman Varandani

Brutal storms lash Germany, Switzerland and France

At least five people were injured in the German-speaking Swiss cantons, including a cyclist who suffered head injuries...

By AFP News

After fire and floods, Aussie farmers suffer devastating mouse plague

Large numbers of rodents were reported as early as October, their population fuelled by a bumper crop after the worst...

By Andrew Leeson

Mass exodus as new eruption of DR Congo volcano feared

The UN humanitarian agency OCHA said more than 4,500 homes were destroyed, affecting some 20,000 people.

By Heritier Baraka Munyampfura

Thousands flee Goma City in DR Congo after volcano erupts

During that eruption, the victims were mostly sick or elderly abandoned to their fate.

By Justin Katimwa, Albert Kambale

The 4,049-foot La Soufriere, pictured in January

Power and water outages strike Saint Vincent after volcanic eruption

The eruptions prompted thousands to flee for safety, with around 16,000 people living in areas under evacuation orders.

By Gemma Handy

Race to find dozens missing in deadly Indonesia, East Timor floods

Earlier images from Indonesia's search and rescue agency showed workers digging up mud-covered corpses before placing...

By Handrianus Emanuel, with Maria Vieira in Dili

Over 50 dead after flash floods in Indonesia and Timor Leste

The death toll and the number of injured victims could still rise, authorities warned.

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Partially eaten body of baby girl found; autopsy confirms animal attack

Elephant crushes man to death after being heckled by villagers [video]

Record rains kill 25 in central China

At least 68 dead in Germany, Belgium as storms ravage Europe

16-foot crocodile eats 4-year-old child alive in front of her mother

Brutal storms lash Germany, Switzerland and France

After fire and floods, Aussie farmers suffer devastating mouse plague

Mass exodus as new eruption of DR Congo volcano feared

Thousands flee Goma City in DR Congo after volcano erupts

Power and water outages strike Saint Vincent after volcanic eruption

Race to find dozens missing in deadly Indonesia, East Timor floods

Over 50 dead after flash floods in Indonesia and Timor Leste

Mass evacuations as large quakes spark Pacific-wide tsunami alert

Zookeeper in Spain dies after elephant smashes him with her trunk

'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin's son becomes 'Wildlife Photographer of the Year'

71 homes destroyed as Australia bushfire rages near locked-down Perth

Target pulls the plug on Thai coconut products made using 'forced monkey labour'

Hotel collapses, at least three dead in Indonesia quake: official

Drunk man killed in shallow-water shark attack after going waist-deep in sea to urinate

1-month-old baby eaten alive by pig, villagers cut open animal to find infant's remains

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