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Rescuers are seen as people search for belongings at the site of a collapsed building in Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos, Nigeria on March 14, 2019. Photo by Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters

Nigeria stops search efforts after school building collapse

By Sam Olukoya, Lekan Oyekanmi, Associated Press

Men carry a boy who was rescued at the site of a collapsed building containing a school in Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos, Nigeria. Photo by Temilade Adelaja/Reuters

Nigeria school building collapses, trapping children inside

A three-story building collapsed in Nigeria on Wednesday, setting off frantic rescue efforts in the country's crowded commercial capital. An emergency management official said more than 40 people had been found but it was not yet clear how many had…

By Sam Olukoya, Associated Press

News Wrap: Death toll climbs in Russian building explosion

In our Wednesday news wrap, President Trump said he’d like a second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. U.S. diplomatic talks have stalled, but the president said he and Kim have a “very good relationship.” Also, in western…

Paris explosion leaves at least four dead, 11 injured

At least four people died Sunday following an explosion and collapse of a four-story building in a northeastern Paris suburb, Reuters reports. The deaths included an 8-year-old child and an 80-year-old woman who died as emergency workers carried her out…

By Rialda Zukic