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Swollen rivers, washed-out roads hamper Nepal rescue effort
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
The catastrophic flooding has killed more than 900 people, while the number of people unaccounted for has also risen, reaching more than 4,793 on Monday. "There...
Nepal toll surges as rescuers struggle through 'unimaginable' disaster
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
The latest confirmed death toll surged above 900, with unidentified bodies buried in mass graves after DNA sampling. The huge wave of freezing water, rocks and ...
Reconstruction of Turkey's quake-hit Antioch sparks anxiety
Apr 29, 2026 (AFP)
Three years after the disastrous tremor rippled across southern Turkey, killing at least 53,000 people, residents are up in arms against government-led reconstr...
Chernobyl, 40 years since disaster: five things to know
Apr 26, 2026 (AFP)
It comes four years into the Russian invasion that has put the plant once again under threat and raised risks of another radioactive catastrophe. Here are five ...
From radiation to invasion: a Chernobyl worker's two wars
Apr 25, 2026 (AFP)
Four decades later, a second war -- Russia's invasion of Ukraine -- has taken his son. Solovyov, 67, a hard rock fan, still wears his hair long, though it has t...
Residents warned 'crocs everywhere' after north Australia floods
Mar 08, 2026 (AFP)
The state has endured heavy rains over the weekend, with the town of Katherine experiencing its worst flooding since 1998. Police evacuated more than a thousand...
Shelter rankings and shower-timing apps: Israelis, Palestinians adjust to Iranian rockets
Mar 08, 2026 (AFP)
The Middle East war that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran has provoked waves of retaliatory Iranian fire as well as some tricky questions for Jews and ...
Children must not be 'collateral damage' in Mideast war: UN experts
Mar 04, 2026 (AFP)
Iran has blamed Israel and the United States for the strike on the school in the Iranian city of Minab on the first day of the war on Saturday, giving a toll of...
Aid trucks resume crossing Egypt-Gaza border after closure
Mar 04, 2026 (AFP)
Israel closed all crossings into the Gaza Strip on Saturday, after it launched a joint attack on Iran with the United States. It agreed to reopen the Kerem Shal...
Huge pit visible in Shanghai after viral sinkhole video
Feb 13, 2026 (AFP)
The edges of a large crater matching the location seen in the videos -- a work site for a section of a new metro line in an outer district of the city -- could ...
Mexican navy ships arrive with humanitarian aid for Cuba
Feb 12, 2026 (AFP)
President Donald Trump has vowed to starve Cuba of oil after last month's US military ousting of Nicolas Maduro, the leader of Venezuela, which had been the com...
Morocco to spend $330 million on regions ravaged by floods: govt
Feb 12, 2026 (AFP)
King Mohammed VI instructed the government to launch "a broad support programme for affected families and communities", according to a government statement. The...
Lebanon says 5 dead in building collapse in northern city
Feb 08, 2026 (AFP)
The state-run National News Agency reported "the collapse of an old building" in Tripoli's Bab al-Tabbaneh neighbourhood, the poorest in the impoverished city, ...
IAEA board meets over Ukraine nuclear safety concerns
Jan 30, 2026 (AFP)
Energy supply to Ukraine's nuclear plants has repeatedly been affected as Russia has pounded its neighbour's energy sector since the start of its invasion, prom...
Rescue operations end with 6 missing in New Zealand landslide
Jan 24, 2026 (AFP)
Police Superintendent Tim Anderson said it could take several days to locate all of the bodies, after a mountain of dirt and debris tumbled onto a campsite in M...
Climate change fuels disasters, but deaths don't add up
Jan 21, 2026 (AFP)
Annual climate reports released last week show the last three years have been the hottest since the pre-industrial era, with no let-up in sight as the world con...
Hong Kong ferry disaster ruled 'unlawful killing' after 13 years
Jan 21, 2026 (AFP)
The Lamma IV ferry sank after colliding with another vessel on October 1, 2012, killing 31 adults and eight children in what became the Chinese city's deadliest...
China factory explosion death toll rises to 9
Jan 20, 2026 (AFP)
One person was still unaccounted for as of midday Tuesday, Xinhua news agency said, citing local rescuers. Early reports showed the explosion -- at Baogang Unit...
Poland moves to phase out aid for Ukrainian refugees
Jan 20, 2026 (AFP)
"After four years, the situation is more stable," Adam Szlapka, spokesman for Poland's pro-European government, said at a press conference. "These extraordinary...
South Africa declares national disaster as floods batter region
Jan 18, 2026 (AFP)
Heavy rains and storms have battered the two southern African countries for weeks, claiming more than 30 lives in South Africa's northeastern Limpopo and Mpumal...
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