Floods in SE. Brazil leave at least 58 dead, 40,000 displaced

Gambia launches crackdown on protest movement
The Gambian government on Sunday launched a crackdown on a weeks-old movement demanding the departure of President Adama Barrow, following violent demonstrations in which medical officials say three protesters were killed.
3 dead in protest against Gambian head Barrow: hospital
Three people died Sunday as hundreds of people took to the streets demanding the resignation of Gambian President Adama Barrow who wants to extend his term.
4 militants killed in N. Afghanistan
Four militants including a Taliban local commander were killed in a clash in Eshkamish district of the northern Takhar province on Monday, provincial government spokesman Mohammad Jawad Hajari said.
Death toll mounts to 37 in Brazil floods
The death toll in heavy rainfall in southeast Brazil continued to mount, reaching 37 fatal victims, civil defense authorities said Sunday.
Abe to designate coronavirus illness as infectious
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his government plans to add infections of the new coronavirus to the list of designated infectious diseases.