Now playing Next USA Wildfire rages unchecked in California Hundreds of firefighters are battling a rapidly-spreading wildfire raging unchecked in drought-stricken San Bernardino County. 17/08/2016
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Now playing Next France Corsican town bans the burkini It comes after violent clashes on Saturday night between what are described as local youths and people of north-african origin. Five people were injured. 15/08/2016
Now playing Next USA Louisiana flooding: at least five dead, 20,000 rescued In Louisiana, at least five people are now confirmed dead and thousands displaced after massive flooding swept the southern US state. 15/08/2016
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Now playing Next Thailand Thai police arrest two men after deadly bomb blasts As Thailand reels from a series of bomb blasts, the Prime Minister has called for an official investigation. 12/08/2016
Now playing Next World News Fires rage across southern Europe High temperatures, strong winds and a lack of rainfall mean parts of France, Spain and Portugal are battling widespread wildfires. 12/08/2016
Now playing Next Thailand Deadly bomb blasts hit Thailand Thailand has been hit by multiple, deadly bomb attacks. 12/08/2016
Now playing Next Ukraine Crimea: the disputed region fueling tensions between Moscow and Kyiv Russia's 2014 annexation of the strategic peninsula of Crimea is at the centre of renewed tensions between Moscow and Kyiv. 11/08/2016
Now playing Next France Fires lay waste to large areas of southern France Seven people have been injured, four seriously, and thousands have been evacuated from their homes. 11/08/2016
Now playing Next World News Wildfires in Provence in southern France force thousands to evacuate homes Around 2000 firefighters are battling out-of-control wildfires in Provence in the south of France which broke out on Wednesday. 10/08/2016
Now playing Next Portugal Wildfires lay waste to mainland Portugal and Madeira The authorities say around 3,000 firefighters, the majority of them volunteers, are trying to extinguish hundreds of forest fires across the country. 09/08/2016
Now playing Next United Kingdom The UK faces its longest train strike in 50 years Hundreds of thousands of train commuters in London and southern England have been left facing misery on the first day of a five-day stoppage. 08/08/2016
Now playing Next Brazil Winds, security and more doping scandals leave Rio Olympic organisers struggling 07/08/2016