Four climbers including an Italian man and two French women died in the French Alps on Sunday

Grenoble, France: 

Four climbers including an Italian man and two French women died in the French Alps on Sunday in three separate accidents, the local prosecutor's office said.

A 40-year-old Italian climber from Milan died in a fall after reaching a height

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UK MPs want a SCL-linked companies' probed for "disturbing" election activity. (Representational)

London: 

British MPs on Sunday called on the UK government to investigate "disturbing evidence" of election-related activities of companies linked to data mining firm SCL Group in countries like India.

The cross-party House of Commons Digital, Culture,

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Trump wants Congress to pass legislation that addresses immigration issues (File)

Washington: 

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would allow the federal government to shut down if Democrats refuse to back his demand for a wall at the Mexican border and other major changes to immigration laws his administration wants.

"I would be willing

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California wildfire is the most destructive of all wildfire burning across United States. (Reuters)

Redding, California: 

Two children and their great-grandmother were among the five killed in a Northern California wildfire as fire crews battled on to quell flames that have destroyed entire neighborhoods.

More than 38,000 people remained under

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Five fatal polar bear attacks have been recorded on Svalbard in the last 40 years.

Oslo, Norway: 

A polar bear was shot dead after attacking a German cruise ship worker on Norway's Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, the authorities said Sunday.

The unnamed man in his 40's suffered head injuries shortly after landing on Spitzbergen island.

He

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Elections during Mugabe's authoritarian rule were often marred by fraud and violence

Harare, Zimbabwe: 

Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe, who was ousted by the military in November, made a surprise intervention Sunday on the eve of key elections, calling for voters to throw his former party out of office.

In his first live appearance since

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