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More than 2,400 people were killed in Haiti since the start of 2023 amid rampant gang violence, including over 350 killed in lynchings by locals and vigilante groups, the UN says. "Between January 1 and August 15 of this year, at least 2,439 people have been killed and a further 902 injured," UN rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani tells reporters in Geneva. SOUNDBITE
A palace is flooded in Venice as a record high tide hits the Italian city, with water levels expected to reach or surpass 1.90 metres (six feet) according to the city's tide monitoring centre. IMAGES
Authorities are at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, after four people were killed and nine wounded in a shooting. Police have taken a suspect into custody. IMAGES
Police cordon off a high school in northwest Bosnia where three employees were shot dead by a co-worker who then tried to kill himself. The shooting occurred around 10:00 am local time (0800 GMT) in Sanski Most as teachers held a meeting to prepare for the upcoming school year and no students were present, local media reported. IMAGES
Ecuador's police arrest a gang leader accused in a failed plot to assassinate Ecuador's attorney general, three months after escaping from prison, according to officials. Fabricio Colon Pico, a leader of the Los Lobos gang, was one of the country's most wanted men. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.
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