ABUJA, May 31 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from devastating floods triggered by heavy rainfall in Nigeria's central state of Niger has climbed to at least 151, local authorities said on Saturday.

JAKARTA, May 31 (Xinhua) -- The number of casualties of landslides at a quarry in Indonesia's West Java province increased to 14, and 11 others are still missing, an official said on Saturday.

The two landslides hit Changshi and Guowa at around 3 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Thursday, respectively. Two people were trapped in ...

And it doesn't have to be literal – so: The government plan to raise taxes. Don't forget this is a regular verb, so the past and past participle are both 'raised'. But with 'rise', there's no direct ...