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Police in Chile have been clashing with demonstrators protesting against government policies. The clashes in the central city of Valparaiso happened after a protest march called by the country's main trade union had concluded peacefully. It was timed to

coincide with

the president's annual state of the union address. Demonstrators

held up

signs opposing the government's education, labour and environmental policies.

Police in Malaysia say two landslides have

partially

buried an orphanage near the capital Kuala Lumpur, killing 12 people, many of them children. A number of other people were rescued, but four are still missing. Jennifer Pak reports from Kuala Lumpur.

Police say two landslides hit the orphanage within seconds of each other. Twenty children and their carers were gathered under a tent outside the orphanage when the incident happened. Authorities say the victims did not have a chance to escape.

Police say heavy rainfall is the likely cause of the landslide[s] in central Selangor state. The rain in recent days has slowed the rescue efforts.

The soil is too wet to be moved by machines, so rescue workers have tried to dig with their hands and shovels to search for survivors.

Final results have been announced in local elections in South Africa, showing that the main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, has nearly doubled its share of the votes since the last poll. The governing ANC still maintained a solid majority with 62% of the vote. Analysts say the Democratic Alliance, traditionally seen as having support among white voters, is now making inroads into the black middle-class electorate.