One dead as storm Kirk tears through Spain, Portugal, France
The remnants of Hurricane Kirk swept into western Europe Wednesday, tearing up trees in Portugal and Spain before dumping heavy rains on France that left at least one dead. A storm swell…
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Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 9 dead as typhoon hits island's south
A fire at a hospital in southern Taiwan killed at least nine people Thursday as the island was being battered by a typhoon. (Photo: Reuters) 2 min read Last Updated : Oct 03 2024 | 2:06 PM…
6 migrants shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fire
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Six migrants are dead after Mexican soldiers opened fire on a fleeing truck near the border with Guatemala, Mexico's Defense Department said Wednesday. The department…
Dozens feared dead in Nigeria after boat capsizes
Dozens of people are feared dead after a boat capsized in north-central Nigeria. The boat was ferrying more than 300 passengers on the River Niger when it overturned on Tuesday night, said…
Man, 4 daughters found dead in rented house in Delhi's Vasant Kunj
Representative image | Photo: Unsplash.com 3 min read Last Updated : Sep 28 2024 | 8:02 PM IST The decomposed bodies of a 46-year-old man and his four daughters, two of them…
Hezbollah chief Nasrallah confirmed dead in Israeli strike on Beirut
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah confirmed on Saturday that its long-time leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli strike on a suburb of Beirut. The killing of the…
Israel to intensify Lebanon attacks on Hezbollah as over 550 dead
Israel said on Tuesday it was intensifying its bombing campaign in Lebanon as two days of airstrikes targeting the Shiite Hezbollah militia sent the death toll above 550 and forced tens of…
Lebanon says nearly 500 dead in wave of Israeli airstrikes
Lebanon's Health Ministry said on Monday night that the death toll from Israeli airstrikes has risen to 492 people, with another 1,645 wounded. The ministry said 35 children and 58 women…
Late snowstorms batter South Africa's coast and leave 2 people dead
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Unseasonably late snowstorms battered coastal areas of South Africa over the weekend, killing two people and forcing the closure of some of the country's major…
At least 22 dead after Israel strikes Gaza City school, reports say
At least 22 people were killed in an Israeli attack on a former school building in Gaza City, Palestinian authorities said on Saturday. At least 30 people were injured, including women and…
Volunteers dying as Russia’s war dead tops 70,000
More than 70,000 people fighting in Russia’s military have now died in Ukraine, according to data analysed by the BBC. And for the first time, volunteers - civilians who joined the armed…
Two dead in botched armed raid on Russian retailer's office
Two people were killed in a shooting at the Moscow office of Russian retailer Wildberries on Wednesday, an incident the CEO blamed on a botched takeover attempt by her estranged husband.…
Ten dead in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, Palestinians say
At least eight people have been killed, including children, and others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a former Gaza school building, the Palestinian civil defence said on Wednesday.…
At least 15 dead and thousands hectares scorched as wildfires sweep Peru
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Wildfires in Peru have left at least 15 dead and more than 3,000 hectares (11.58 square miles) of cultivated land and natural areas scorched, authorities said Monday.…
At least 7 dead as flooding ravages central Europe
Flooding in central Europe has led to at least seven deaths since Saturday. According to Reuters, a firefighter in Austria and a man in Poland died from the flooding Sunday. Flooding…
Flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and over a million displaced
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and affected more than a million others, authorities said on Wednesday. The collapse of a major dam in…
Typhoon Shanshan leaves at least 3 dead in Japan as storm brings 'unprecedented' winds, storm surge and rainfall
Typhoon Shanshan made landfall in southern Japan on Thursday, threatening “unprecedented” high winds, waves, heavy rainfall and powerful storm surges, according to Japan’s disaster…
At least four dead, 16 injured in fresh Russian attacks on Ukraine
Russia has launched heavy airstrikes on Ukraine for the second consecutive night, killing four people and injuring several more, Ukrainian authorities said on Tuesday. At least four people…
Wildfires in Brazil leave at least 2 dead in Sao Paulo sate. Dozens of cities are on high alert
SAO PAULO (AP) — Wildfires in Brazil's southern Sao Paulo state have killed at least two people, officials said Saturday. At least 36 cities have been put on high alert. Local and federal…
'Random' stabbing spree at festival in Germany leaves 3 dead, others injured: report
A festival in Germany dissolved into chaos after three people were killed in a stabbing spree, local German news agency dpa reported. The incident happened near the central square of…
Tech Tycoon Mike Lynch Confirmed Dead After Sunken Yacht
Originally appeared on E! Online More details about the Sicily yacht tragedy have come to light. Days after a superyacht sank off the coast of Palermo, Italy, during a violent storm, the…
At least 100 dead in strike on Gaza City school, sources say
At least 100 people were killed and dozens more were wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza City, according to statements by medical and security sources in the Palestinian…
Part of a hotel on Germany's Mosel River collapses. 1 person dead and 8 believed trapped
BERLIN (AP) — Part of a hotel in a winemaking town on the Mosel River in western Germany collapsed, leaving one person dead and another eight believed to be trapped in the wreckage, police…
Doctors in central Gaza rescue baby from dead Palestinian mother
Rescue workers have saved the baby of a heavily pregnant Palestinian woman who was killed in an Israeli attack in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian media reported. The Palestinian news agency…