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A woman has been rescued from the rubble of a building in Dhaka in Bangladesh 17 days after it collapsed.

The woman, named Reshma, is reported to have no serious injuries. The fire service report that she was discovered in the remains of the second floor of the eight storey building, the Rana Plaza.

The army report that more than 1,000 people lost their lives in the tragedy...

Mount Mayon, otherwise known as Mayon Volcano, in the Philippines erupted on Tuesday morning killing at least five, and injuring many more according to local media reports.

According to philstar.com tour guide Kenneth Jesalva, who climbed up the volcano with seven others on Monday, said in an interview that three foreign tourists and a tour guide were killed due to the ash ejection....

As planets age they become darker and cooler. Saturn, however, is much brighter than expected for a planet of its age - a question that has puzzled scientists since the late sixties. New research published in the journal Nature Geoscience has revealed how Saturn keeps itself looking young and hot.

Researchers from the University of Exeter and the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon found...

Police say a powerful explosion occurred in central Prague, injuring at least 40 people, including four seriously, local media reported on Monday.

The explosion took place in a building on Divadelni Street, close to the National Theatre.

The area around the explosion has been sealed off by police. Up to 400 people have been evacuated, according to local media.

Three...