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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Relatives waited for the return of the rescue mission Six bodies have been airlifted off the White Island volcano in New Zealand out of eight believed to have been left there after Monday’s volcanic eruption. The bodies have been flown to the naval vessel HMNZS …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The volcano erupted on Monday when dozens of tourists were on the island New Zealand troops have landed on the White Island volcano to recover the bodies of people killed in Monday’s eruption. The “high-speed” operation was launched despite the risk of another eruption. …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The volcano erupted on Monday when dozens of tourists were on the island New Zealand police say army troops will recover bodies from White Island – where a volcanic eruption killed at least eight people – on Friday morning. The recovery mission would go …

Days after a sudden eruption that has killed several visitors, the White Island volcano in New Zealand continues to spew gas and ash. The volcanic activity has hindered search and recovery efforts, with bodies thought to still be on the island. The BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil took a helicopter ride to …

Media captionThe incident was sparked by a dispute between the lawyers and the hospital Three patients died when hundreds of lawyers attacked a hospital in Lahore during a furious dispute with doctors. Video showed the lawyers ransacking wards at the cardiac hospital, beating up staff and smashing equipment. As panic …

Image copyright Reuters A US House of Representatives panel is expected to approve impeachment charges against President Donald Trump later in a marathon session of rancorous debate. The judiciary committee is debating two articles of impeachment alleging abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. A full vote by the Democratic-run …

Image copyright Military Police handout Image caption Heitor Schiave reportedly said his mother did not know he had assumed her identity for the test A 43-year-old man has been arrested in northern Brazil for dressing up as his mother to take her driving test. When Heitor Schiave’s 60-year-old mother, Maria, …

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The protesters ignored a heavy police presence on the streets of Algiers Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Algerian capital, Algiers to protest against Thursday’s presidential election. An attempt by police to disperse the crowd failed. In the Kabylie region, protesters …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Niger’s army is struggling to contain the spread of armed groups Militants have killed at least 71 soldiers in an attack on a military base in western Niger – the deadliest in several years. Twelve soldiers were also injured in the attack in Inates, …

Image copyright AFP Image caption Weekly protests began in February, calling for the president to go and a new kind of politics Algerians are going to the polls to vote for a new president, eight months after protests forced long-time leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika to resign. But massive anti-government demonstrations are …