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Storm Ciarán brings record rainfall to Italy with at least 6 killed
MILAN (AP) -- Record-breaking rain produced floods in a vast swath of Italy's Tuscany region as Storm Ciarán pushed into the country overnight, trapping residents in their homes, inundating hospitals and overturning cars. At least six people in Italy and one person in Albania were killed on Friday, bringing the storm's death toll to 14 across Europe this week. Throughout the day, the storm brought more death and destruction as it moved eastward across the continent. In Albania, police said a motorist died when he lost control while driving a car, which slid and hit barriers. Many roads in the country were flooded, including in the capital, Tirana.
Moroccan archaeologists unearth new ruins at Chellah
RABAT, Morocco (AP) -- Archaeologists have unearthed more ancient ruins of what they believe was once a bustling port city near the capital of modern-day Morocco, digging out thermal baths and working class neighborhoods that the country hopes will lure tourists and scholars in the years ahead. On Friday, researchers from Morocco's National Institute of Archaeological Sciences and Heritage presented new discoveries made this year at Chellah -- a 1.2-square-mile UNESCO World Heritage Site with a footprint almost five times the size of Pompeii. Scholars believe the area was first settled by the Phoenicians and emerged as a key Roman empire outpost from the second to fifth century.
Russia steps up its aerial barrage of Ukraine as Kyiv officials brace for attacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Russia unleashed a wave of nighttime drone and missile attacks across 10 of Ukraine's 24 regions, Ukrainian authorities said Friday as they prepare for another winter of infrastructure bombardment by the Kremlin's forces. Ukraine's air force said it intercepted 24 of 38 Shahed drones and one Kh-59 cruise missile launched by Russia. The attacks caused fires in homes and public buildings, especially in the southern Kherson region which Moscow has increasingly targeted in recent weeks, emergency services said.
Bomb targeting police kills 5 and wounds 20 at a bus stop in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A bomb hidden in a parked motorcycle exploded near a police vehicle in northwest Pakistan, killing at least five people and wounding 20 on Friday, police said. The explosion happened in Dera Ismail Khan, a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, police officer Gul Sher Khan said. The motorcycle was parked near a bus stop and the bomb was detonated remotely when a police bus carrying officers from the city to the nearby Takwara area passed by, Khan said.