Deadly landslides sweep away homes in Venezuela

Deadly landslides have swept away homes in Venezuela's Las Tejerias city, south of the capital Caracas, BBC reported.

At least 22 people have been reported dead, and a further 52 are missing after the torrential rainfall caused by La Niña weather pattern.

Vice President Delcy Rodriguez visited one of the worst-affected areas on Sunday. Rescue services are working to find those still missing, she said.

President Nicolas Maduro described the situation as "difficult and painful".

About 1,000 emergency personnel were taking part in search and rescue operations, deputy civil protection minister Carlos Perez Ampueda added.

The landslides happened after the El Pato river burst its banks, and the resulting floodwaters swept away several houses and shops.

Carmen Melendez, a 55-year-old local, told AFP: "The village is lost. Las Tejerias is lost."

Las Tejerias, which is some 67km (42 miles) from Caracas, has been hit the hardest in Venezuela by this year's La Niña weather pattern, according to BBC.

La Niña is a naturally-occurring event, which involves a cooling of the Pacific Ocean and usually brings wetter conditions to Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Ukraine war: 'Russian attack' on city claimed by Moscow kills 13

At least 13 people have been killed by Russian missile strikes on the south-eastern city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian officials say, BBC reported.

Dozens more were wounded, and several residential buildings destroyed.

The city is under Ukrainian control, but it is part of a region that Russia says it annexed last month.

Zaporizhzhia has been hit repeatedly in recent weeks, as Russia hits back at urban areas after suffering defeats in the south and north-east of Ukraine.

Parts of the Zaporizhzhia region, including its nuclear power plant - which is around 52km (30 miles) from the city - have been under Russian control since early in the invasion.

Ukrainian officials initially put the death toll at 17 but later revised it down.

The BBC's Paul Adams, who was recently in the city, says the buildings struck are not obvious military targets and the attacks seem entirely indiscriminate.

More than 60 civilians are understood to have been killed in and around Zaporizhzhia in the past nine days.

Ukrainian President Zelensky called the shelling "merciless strikes on peaceful people again".

"Absolute meanness," he said. "Absolute evil. Savages and terrorists. From the one who gave this order to everyone who fulfilled this order. They will bear responsibility. For sure. Before the law and before people."

The Ukrainian regional governor in Zaporizhzhia, Oleksandr Starukh, said 12 Russian missiles had partially destroyed a nine-storey building, and levelled five other residential buildings, according to BBC.

"There may be more people under the rubble. A rescue operation is under way at the scene. Eight people have already been rescued," he said on Telegram.

Survivors of the strikes have spoken of the moment they were woken by the blasts.

Kateryna Ivanova and her family were forced to run to the bathroom as their apartment filled with smoke, she told AFP news agency.

After managing to run into the street, Ms Ivanova said she was met by a neighbour who "screamed that her husband was dead".

Another resident, 38-year-old Lyudmyla, told Reuters news agency how she rushed to wake her children and move them to safety after a "roaring" blast "completely destroyed" the door to her home.

Her 10-year-old son Bohdan described the missile strike as "horrific" and said he was woken by the sound of screaming.

Meanwhile, a power line supplying the nuclear plant has been reconnected after shelling resulted in a cut on Friday night, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said, BBC reported.

"Our team at #Zaporizhzhya confirms the offsite power line lost yday was restored & #ZNPP is reconnected to the grid - a temporary relief in a still untenable situation," he tweeted on Sunday.

Mr Grossi said he would call on both sides to support a protection zone around the plant. Russia and Ukraine have blamed each other for the shelling.

Meanwhile, Russian divers are beginning a fuller examination of the damage done by Saturday's explosion on the road and rail bridge linking occupied Crimea with Russia.

Though limited traffic has resumed along one lane, a section of the bridge was brought down by the blast.

Security has been tightened and Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a full investigation, according to BBC.

Pedri scores winner as Barca go top of La Liga

Pedri scored the winner as Barcelona edged past Celta Vigo to return to the top of La Liga on goal difference, BBC reported.

The 19-year-old reacted quickest to turn home from three yards, after Gavi's cross from the left was cut out, for his second goal of the season.

It was a disjointed performance from Barca, with Celta pushing after going behind, coming closest when Jorgen Strand Larsen had a header disallowed.

Iago Aspas also saw an effort saved, while Goncalo Paciencia hit a post.

Real Madrid had gone top of the league with a 1-0 win at Getafe on Saturday.

Both sides have won seven and drawn one of their opening eight league games, and face each other in the first El Classico of the season next Sunday (15:15 BST).

Barcelona, who have lost two of their opening three Champions League group games, started strongly with former Manchester City winger Ferran Torres curling wide before summer signings Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski saw efforts saved, according to BBC.

Xavi's side lacked cohesion and quality for large parts of the game, while Celta improved after going behind but failed to show a clinical edge in the final third to earn a deserved point.

Barcelona have now only conceded one goal in the league so far this season and have kept four clean sheets in four home games.

Ronaldo‘s record goal sees Man Utd beat Everton

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 700th club goal as Manchester United came from behind at Goodison Park to end Everton's two-game winning run, BBC reported.

It has been a frustrating season so far for Ronaldo, who has been reduced to the role of substitute after failing to get his hoped-for summer move away from Old Trafford.

But introduced as a first-half substitute after Anthony Martial suffered another injury just three games into his comeback from the last one, Ronaldo raced on to Casemiro's through ball and beat Jordan Pickford with a low drive to the England man's near-post.

It was the 37-year-old's first goal on this ground since 2005 and was enough for United, who kept Everton at arm's length after Alex Iwobi capitalised on Casemiro's early mistake to put the hosts in front, according to BBC.

Antony became the first United player to score in his first three Premier League games when he levelled after being sent through by Martial.

The evening would have been more comfortable for the visitors had Marcus Rashford not had a goal disallowed for handball eight minutes from time and it took an acrobatic clearance from David de Gea to deny Amadou Onana and preserve their victory.

Iran protests: Germany calls for sanctions over violent crackdown

Germany's foreign minister has called for action against those responsible for the violent crackdown on protests in Iran, BBC reported.

Annalena Baerbock said Germany would ensure the European Union froze assets and imposed entry bans.

She described those "who beat up women and girls on the street" as standing on "the wrong side of history".

EU foreign ministers are expected to decide on sanctions on 17 October, according to Reuters news agency.

Speaking to a German newspaper, Baerbock also criticised those who "condemn to death people who want nothing other than to live free".

She told Iranians: "We stand by you, and will continue to do so."

The proposed sanctions come after the death of Mahsa Amini sparked demonstrations throughout the country.

The 22-year-old died in custody after being detained by Iran's morality police on 16 September.

Dozens of Iranians have lost their lives after taking to the streets to protest Ms Amini's death, according to BBC.

The Iran Human Rights group, based in Norway, said at least 185 people - including 19 children - had died since the unrest began.

Iran's state media say 20 members of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps, police and security forces have been killed.

Videos and images circulating on social media over the weekend appeared to show Iran's security services entering schools and universities.

Female students at a university in Tehran were reported to have chanted "get lost" to President Ebrahim Raisi when he visited on Saturday.

Saturday also saw the country's state television channel hacked.

Viewers saw a mask appear on their screens followed by an image of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, surrounded by flames, BBC reported.

Many in Iran are now calling for the end of Islamic clerical rule.

Nigeria boat accident kills at least 76 fleeing floodwater

At least 76 people have been reported dead after a boat accident in Nigeria's south-eastern state of Anambra, BBC reported.

The boat, which was carrying at least 80 people, capsized on Friday in the Ogbaru area in Anambra state.

Most of the victims were women and children, trying to reach safety after their community had been inundated by floodwater.

President Muhammadu Buhari offered his condolences to the families of the victims in the "tragic" accident.

He also ordered a review of safety measures across the country's water transport system, and said emergency services must do everything to account for those missing.

Mr Buhari called on government agencies "to check the safety protocols on these transport ferries to make sure such incidents are avoided in the future".

Local media reports say those aboard the boat were heading to the Nkwo market in Ogbakuba before it capsized. Some officials said the boat had suffered an engine failure and hit a bridge before capsizing.

Thickman Tanimu, south-east coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, told the AFP news agency: "The water level is very high and too risky for a smooth search and rescue operation".

Anambra governor Charles Soludo added that the accident had been a shock the both residents and the state's government, offering his sympathies to the victim's families, according to BBC.

Boat accidents are relatively common in Nigeria, although most are blamed on overloading or poor safety measures.

Shekhar Koirala, Lalbabu Pandit file nomination from Morang-6

Nepali Congress leader Shekhar Koirala and CPN-UML leader Lalbabu Pandit filed their candidacies from Morang-6 on Sunday. Koirala filed the nomination from the ruling coalition. Pandit was nominated from UML-Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) alliance. Both of them reached the Election Officer’s Office this afternoon and filed their candidacies. Earlier in 2017, Pandit had lost the election to Koirala.  

PM Deuba files nomination from Dadeldhura

Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur has filed his candidacy from Dadeldhura for the election to the House of Representatives on Sunday. He filed his nomination through party central member and his wife Arze Deuba. Arzu reached the Office of Chief Election Officer this afternoon to register the nomination. He has continuously been winning the election from Dadeldhura. Deuba won the election for the first time in 1991.