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At least 21 people have died and more are feared missing after the roof of a supermarket in the Latvian capital Riga collapsed. Deaths rise as rescue continues Rescue efforts continued through the night …

A criminal investigation has begun after the roof of a supermarket in the Latvian capital Riga collapsed, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis has said. Twelve people are dead and dozens more are feared missing as …

A teenage girl has been killed by a shark while swimming off the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean. The 15-year-old victim, a French holidaymaker, was attacked on Monday while snorkelling a few …

A US military cargo plane has crashed after taking off from an airbase in Kyrgyzstan, local reports say. The aircraft came down near the village of Chaldovar, about 160km (100 miles) west of the US …

A 58-year-old Swedish-born hotel owner in Austria said skills acquired during Swedish military training helped him survive after he was trapped for four days in the lift of his abandoned hotel without food, water or …