Template:In the news
- Floods across western Europe (pictured) leave more than 200 people dead.
- In South Africa, protests and subsequent unrest over the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma result in 212 deaths and more than 2,500 arrests.
- The Supreme Court of Nepal designates Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister.
- There Is Such a People wins the most seats in the Bulgarian parliamentary election.
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