Hongkongers lay flowers for victims of deadly fire
People lay flowers for the victims of one of Hong Kong's deadliest fires at a makeshift memorial near Wang Fuk Court, the residential complex that burned for more than 40 hours. IMAGES
Disaster relief efforts continue in Taiwan following Wednesday's severe earthquake. In Taroko National Park, a family of five is believed to have been trapped after a rockslide. Dozens of people were rescued from a highway tunnel. At least ten people were killed in the quake. 1,000 others were injured and 18 people are still missing.
People lay flowers for the victims of one of Hong Kong's deadliest fires at a makeshift memorial near Wang Fuk Court, the residential complex that burned for more than 40 hours. IMAGES
At least three people were injured and around a hundred homes were affected by a dynamite attack in the Peruvian city of Trujillo, amid clashes between criminal organizations, authorities have reported. The powerful explosion occurred on August 14 in a residential and commercial area of this northern city, which has been an epicenter of criminal group activity for more than a year. According to police, as cited by the press, the attackers used about 15 sticks of dynamite against the target, a three-story building that was virtually destroyed. IMAGES
US envoy Steve Witkoff says Israeli hostages held in Gaza were coming home, in a message directed at the captives at a rally in Tel Aviv, as a ceasefire took hold in the Palestinian territory. "To the hostages themselves: you are coming home," Witkoff says, prompting applause and cheers from thousands gathered at the plaza known as Hostages' Square. SOUNDBITE
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