Kyrgyz workers killed in Moscow blaze and other top stories.

• Kyrgyz workers killed in Moscow blaze

  

  Story highlightsA faulty lamp caused the fire, an official saidThe workers are from a former Soviet republicThe fire -- which occurred in the Otradnoye district, located in the northeastern part of the city -- was extinguished after two hours.Police confirmed the nationality of the migrant workers. Kyrgyzstan, in central Asia, is part of the Commonweath of Independent States -- made up of former Soviet republics.Twelve people were rescued by fire and rescue units, according to the Russian Minist..

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• Micronesia: Couple rescued from desert island after SOS spotted in sand

  

  Image copyright US Navy Image caption The couple were trying to reach another nearby island when they became stranded on East Fayu Two people have been rescued from an uninhabited Pacific island after a US Navy helicopter spotted their SOS sign.The pilots spotted the sign drawn into sand on East Fayu Island in Micronesia and alerted the US Coast Guard.It followed a week-long search for Linus and Sabina Jack, both in their 50s, who were reported missin..

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• War-weary Colombians react to peace deal with FARC rebels

  

  Now there is a promise of a time of peace, with a deal signed in Havana, Cuba, between officials and a leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to end one of the world's longest-running conflicts, a 52-year war that has claimed 220,000 lives.In the Colombian capital, Bogota, hundreds celebrated the agreement in a park. On social media, hashtags like #AdiosalaGuerra (farewell to war) and #PazenColombia (peace in Colombia) trended, but other users expressed their dismay.Some agr..

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• Italian towns begin burying their dead

  

  Italian towns begin burying their deadSince this week's earthquake left no structures intact large enough to hold a funeral, residents of the small Italian village of Arquata del Tronto will travel 20 miles to a town not hit as hard to hold the first funerals for those who died Wednesday. At least 268 people died in the magnitude-6.2 quake that caused about $11 billion in damage. The towns of Amatrice, Accumoli di Rieti and Pescara del Tronto will hold their first funerals over the weekend, and..

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• Bangladeshi police: Dhaka terror attack planner killed

  

  The suspect, Bangladeshi-Canadian Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury, was killed along with two others, the national police chief said Saturday.The two other extremists killed have not been identified, national police chief Shahidul Hoque said, adding that another suspected mastermind is under investigation.The terror attack at a bakery popular with foreigners left 21 people dead, including 18 foreign nationals. In addition, four terrorists were killed in the standoff while one was captured alive.Chowdhury i..

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