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Hunt (United States) (AFP) - Rescuers searched Saturday for 27 girls missing from a riverside summer camp in the US state of Texas, after torrential rains caused devastating flooding that...

Kerrville (United States) (AFP) - Rescuers were desperately searching for at least 20 girls missing from a riverside summer camp, officials said Friday, after torrential rains caused a "catastrophic" flash...

Houston (AFP) - The death toll from flash floods in south-central Texas rose to 24 on Friday, officials said, as the search for at least 20 girls missing from a...

(AFP) - US President Donald Trump signed his flagship tax and spending bill into law Friday, capping a grandiose White House Independence Day ceremony featuring a stealth bomber fly-by. "America...

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) - BRICS leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday are expected to decry Donald Trump's hardline trade policies, but are struggling to bridge divides...

Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump signed his flagship tax and spending bill into law Friday, capping a pomp-laden White House Independence Day ceremony featuring a stealth bomber fly-by....

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Mark Snow, a composer of music for television -- including the distinctively eerie theme for "The X Files" -- has died at age 78,...

Houston (AFP) - At least 13 people were dead after flash flooding hit south-central Texas early Friday, officials said, with more than 20 girls at a summer camp still unaccounted...

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) - BRICS leaders will meet in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday, with the bloc depleted by the absence of China's Xi Jinping, who is skipping the...

New York (AFP) - Competitive eater Joey Chestnut recaptured his title at the Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest on Friday in Brooklyn, downing 70. 5 hot dogs and buns...