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The UN's head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warns that drought-ravaged Somalia was on the brink of famine and time was running out to save lives. SOUNDBITE
The riverbed of the Jialing river in China's southwestern city of Chongqing, a tributary of the Yangtze river, runs dry as the country is hit by record temperatures and droughts. IMAGES
A stranded cargo ship causes river traffic to be halted on the Rhine in western Germany after suffering a technical fault, authorities say. The incident comes at a time when water transport is already suffering as the result of drought, which has caused the water in the river to drop to a level considered inaccessible for shipping. The vessel is stuck at St Goar and Oberwesel, between the cities of Mainz and Koblenz, river police say, adding that they expect to clear the stricken ship within a day. IMAGES
The public was back this year in Rome to witness the traditional New Year's Day jump into the Tiber from the Cavour Bridge. IMAGES
Romans jump into the Tiber river in a New Year's Day tradition. IMAGES
A bomb scare triggers panic among Juventus fans assembled to watch the Champions League final in Turin, leaving some 30 supporters injured, AFP reporters at the scene said. IMAGES of crowd dispersing