The latest stories from the World section of the BBC News web site.
The prospective staffer has asked the House ethics panel to look into a sexual misconduct claim.
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More than 1,000 people have been killed in Syria after a huge earthquake struck neighbouring Turkey.
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A Kenyan court has said that Facebook's parent company can be sued by a former content moderator.
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Anna Foster is in Adana, one of the cities hit by the earthquakes.
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Experts believe contents from the wreckage are the key to uncovering its purpose and capabilities.
3h
A building collapses causing a reporter and his team to run in panic in Malatya, Turkey.
4h
Footage from Sanliurfa province shows people running for cover as the multi-storey building comes down.
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Video obtained by BBC News shows the destruction in the town of Gaziantep in Turkey.
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Five Hamas militants were killed, as a particularly bloody period between the two sides continues.
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A spokesman for the Syrian Civil Defence calls on the international community to act.
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