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Portoviejo, ECUADOR: The biggest earthquake in Ecuador in decades has killed 272 people -- but that toll will 'certainly' rise even further, the president said on Sunday as overwhelmed rescuers struggled to pull survivors out of the destruction.

PESHAWAR: The death toll after heavy rains in Pakistan's northwest and in Kashmir rose to 71 Tuesday, officials said, as rescuers sought to evacuate dozens of people still trapped by landslides.

DUBAI/RIYADH: The death toll from last month's Hajj stampede has risen to at least 1,791, according to tallies given by foreign officials, making it the deadliest incident in the pilgrimage's history.

BEIRUT: The death toll from an air strike by U.S.-led forces on the northern Syrian province of Aleppo has risen to 52 including seven children, a group monitoring the conflict said on Saturday.