Heavy rains that buffeted Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state this weekend have killed at least 11 people, according to the state fire service.
The rains flooded streets, the capital city's metro line and peoples' homes, bringing down trees and causing landslides.
Rio's Mayor Eduardo Paes announced a state of emergency while President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government offered federal support.
Firefighters are still looking for one woman who is missing after her vehicle fell in a river.
Slovakia's Prime Minister Fico still in serious condition, officials say
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico remains in serious condition and still faces risks of complications but has stabilised, officials said on Saturday, following Wednesday's assassination attempt.
Pakistan protests to Kyrgyz diplomat after violence
Pakistan's foreign ministry said on Saturday it had summoned and handed a note of protest to Kyrgyzstan's top diplomat in the country in response to violence against Pakistani students in Bishkek.
Netanyahu is declining in a new Israeli poll, while his rival outperforms him
After more than seven months of war in the Gaza Strip, a new poll showed that Israelis’ support for former general and government member Benny Gantz exceeds that for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Fifty dead in heavy rain, floods in central Afghanistan
At least 50 people are dead following a fresh bout of heavy rain and flooding in central Afghanistan, an official said on Saturday.
Australians stranded in New Caledonia amid civil unrest
Australians stranded in New Caledonia are rationing food as they wait for a way out of the troubled Pacific island territory after riots that killed four people, a traveller from Sydney said on Saturday.
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