At least 17 people have been killed and about 40 injured in a suicide car bomb attack on a police station in north-western Pakistan.

Forecasters say a tropical depression has formed off the coast of Mexico and storm warnings have been issued.

" Army troops took control of the center of the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Monday, two days after a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake smashed buildings and homes, wrecked roads and rail lines - but caused no loss of life.

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Britain is a nation of wasters who throw out hundreds of pounds of food each year, a new study reveals.

Two boats capsized over the weekend in separate incidents on Congo's vast rivers, leaving 70 people dead and 200 others feared dead, and both vessels were heavily loaded and operating with few safety measures, officials said Sunday.