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Almaty airport said on its Facebook page that the plane had disappeared from radar before crashing

Crews are bracing for another dangerous period as calls grow for volunteer firefighters to be paid.

Sparks fly as bailiffs cut open the door of the anti-corruption foundation led by Alexei Navalny.

Archaeologists believe the palace was used at the height of the Mayan civilisation, 1,000 years ago.

Typhoon Phanfone, with gusts of close to 190km/h, hit an area devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.

In an unusual bakery in a mental health hospital outside Beijing, the patients are the bakers.

The story of how the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami unfolded, by those who survived.

From Sri Lanka to Paris, services and events take place to mark Christmas 2019.

Police battle activists again as Hong Kong's leader accuses "reckless rioters" of ruining Christmas.

Thousands are stranded at ports and more than 100 families are without a home this Christmas.

Burkina Faso has declared two days of national mourning after Tuesday's attack on a base and town.

The comments at Christmas Eve Mass are seen as a reference to Church scandals, including sex abuse.

All Valparaíso's firefighters have been deployed, and a mass evacuation is now under way.

The billionaire Democrat said he didn't know prisoners were hired to call voters on his behalf.

Police battle pro-democracy protesters with tear gas in some of the most sustained unrest seen in weeks.

Teresa Xu says a Beijing hospital refused to offer her treatment because she was unmarried.

Ride-hailing firm's co-founder steps down from its board saying he wants to focus on other pursuits.

A rescue group offers a $20,000 reward after animals including foals and pregnant mares are shot dead.

The register aims to create a comprehensive database of all residents, authorities say.

Crippling strikes that began nearly three weeks ago continue to hit France's train services hard.

Cimabue's 13th Century painting was sold at auction after it was found in an elderly woman's home.

The producers cut the scene so the film didn't get a higher age rating, the film regulator says.

South Korea's Moon Jae-in and Japan's Shinzo Abe try to smooth a rough patch in bilateral relations.

Democrats want assurances witnesses and documents will be allowed when President Trump is tried.

The bus - carrying 37 passengers - plunged 100 metres down a ravine and landed in a river.