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An Israeli court has acquitted a Jewish man who attacked a nun in Jerusalem, in an incident caught on CCTV which drew widespread condemnation.Jerusalem Magistrates Court said Yona Schreiber was experiencing a psychotic episode when he pushed over and...

Emmanuel Nchimbi has been expelled from Tanzania's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party for indiscipline following his decision earlier this week to resign as the country's vice-president after 10 months in the job.The 54-year-old has made some controversial remarks...

The US Geological Survey says the floods in the Nepal-Tibet border were triggered by a "glacial collapse" - meaning a glacier or part of a glacier had disintegrated.Initial reports led authorities to believe that an earthquake had been the...

Hundreds have died in flooding and landslides on the border of Nepal and Tibet. Source link

It is still unclear what caused the glacier to collapse on Wednesday.Searle said that Langsang Lirung, like the rest of the Himalayas, has been slowly rising due to long-term tectonic movement, where one plate has been pushing another plate...