Reuters: Tsunami hits small Indonesian city at dusk, casualties unknown
A tsunami up to two meters high hit a small city on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday after a major 7.5 quake struck offshore, collapsing buildings and washing a vessel ashore, but officials could provide no information on casualties.
The quake hit as dusk fell and communications were down and the airport closed, making it impossible to assess the damage to life and property, officials said.
National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said communications had been cut both in the city of Palu, a sleepy but growing tourist resort, and the nearby fishing town of Donggala, closest to the epicenter of the quake 80 km (50 miles) away.
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MIDDLE EAST
Turkey, Russia, Germany, France to hold meeting on Syria — Erdogan. Merkel plans to meet Macron, Putin, Erdogan on Syria in October.
US says to stay in Syria as long as Iran, but maybe not militarily.
Iran slams Netanyahu: Israel only state in our region with secret nuke program. Iran dismisses Netanyahu's 'secret atomic warehouse' claim.
Netanyahu accuses Iran of maintaining a 'secret atomic warehouse'. 'What Iran hides, Israel will find': Benjamin Netanyahu threatens action against Tehran as he accuses the regime of hiding an atomic weapons warehouse and using Hezbollah to create missile sites in Lebanon.
Iraq's Kurds vote, their statehood dream in tatters.
Yemen is undeniably the world's worst humanitarian crisis: WFP.
Saudi-led coalition criticises UN Yemen rights mission.
Palestine says US can't mediate Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
ASIA
Tsunami of up to two metres hits Indonesia after earthquake. Tsunami hits Indonesia's Palu after strong earthquake.
Rodrigo Duterte: 'My only sin is extrajudicial killings'.
Afghan election campaigning kicks off amid violence, fraud claims.
China working to 'exterminate' Uighur people, detention facility eyewitness says.
China seeking support through diplomacy as Donald Trump puts pressure on Beijing.
US seeks to keep North Korea sanctions; Russia, China object.
North Korea claims Japan wants to become ‘military giant’ and is planning ‘re-invasion’.
Bangladesh: Ex-chief justice alleges he was 'forced' to resign'.
Air Niugini plane lands short in lagoon by airport in Micronesia.
'Unstoppable' Super Typhoon Trami is closing in on mainland Japan with violent 134mph winds set to rip through the nation over the weekend.
AFRICA
UN: Renewed fighting in Libyan capital displaces thousands.
Ethiopia attack: Five charged for trying to kill PM Abiy Ahmed.
South Sudan president orders to release PoWs and detainees.
War-torn South Sudan launches youth rugby league for peace.
Opposition cries foul in Nigeria governorship runoff vote.
Freed Rwandan opposition leader vows to continue struggle.
Burundi suspends non-governmental groups for 3 months.
EUROPE
Free-press conflict overshadows Merkel meeting Turkey's Erdogan. Erdogan in Germany brings hope for better diplomatic relations.
Danish bridges closed due to 'major police operation'.
Italy to hike spending, cut taxes, defying Europe.
Kremlin: No information of anyone named Chepiga ever awarded by Putin.
Putin to make official visit to India on October 4-5.
Russian Orthodox Church issues warning to Orthodoxy’s leader.
Pope defrocks Chilean priest at center of abuse scandal.
AMERICAS
China, Russia to speak at UN as they face US allegations.
Brett Kavanaugh on verge of being confirmed as key Republican Jeff Flake says he a YES and senators REFUSE to subpoena nominee's friend Mark Judge - but Democrats walk out of hearing and vote is hit by more delays.
Flake says he will vote to confirm Kavanaugh.
US ambassador calls for Maduro ouster with megaphone diplomacy.
Colombia's cocaine production is at an all-time high, and the country's navy keeps catching 'narco subs'.
Guatemala's military carried out genocide, court rules.
Canadian MPs vote to strip Aung San Suu Kyi of honorary citizenship.
Rosa strengthens to Category 4 hurricane off Mexico.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Dutch police arrest 7 men suspected of plotting major terror attack.
Dramatic moment Dutch police grab terror suspects from inside a white van as they 'foil major attack with suicide vests, assault rifles and car bombs'.
Revealed: Ringleader of Dutch 'terror cell plotting major suicide attack' was released early from prison for trying to join extremists in Syria after promising he would attend 'Islam lessons' and was no longer radicalised.
Islamic State spokesman touts attack in Ahvaz, Iran.
Syrian man, 21, is arrested in Berlin for 'plotting a chemical attack on Israel and recruiting terrorists on behalf of ISIS'.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Tesla: Shares fall after regulators launch Musk lawsuit.
Jeff Bezos space project lands big rocket partnership.
More US corporate giants warn tariffs will mean price hikes.
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