Philippines landslide death toll climbs to 55, dozens missing
The death toll in a landslide that buried dozens of houses and two buses in southern Philippines climbed to 55 as emergency services continued working to locate dozens of missing people, official...
9 UN Security Council members urge a halt to airstrikes by Myanmar’s military
Nine members of the United Nations Security Council condemned “indiscriminate” airstrikes by Myanmar’s military against civilians before an envoy briefed the council Monday as part of regional efforts to implement a peace...
Over 50 killed in devastating forest fires raging in Chile
The raging forest fires have killed more than 50 people in the densely populated central region of Chile, officials said on Saturday, sparking fears that the death toll may increase.
Out of options, Rohingya are fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat despite soaring death...
Across a treacherous stretch of water, the Rohingya came by the thousands, then died by the hundreds. And though they know the dangers of fleeing by boat, many among this persecuted people...
Pro-Iran militias in Iraq claim responsibility for attack that killed three US soldiers in...
The pro-Iranian militia group Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed responsibility this Sunday for the drone attack against a United States base in Syria next to the border with Jordan, which resulted in...
Pakistani envoy’s team facilitates survivors of Sharjah fire incident
Under the directions of Ambassador of Pakistan to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, an official team of the Welfare Wing of the Consulate General, Dubai led by Community Welfare...
How genocide officially became a crime, and why South Africa is accusing Israel of...
In the aftermath of World War II and the murder by Nazi Germany of 6 million Jews in the Holocaust, the world united around a now-familiar pledge: Never again.
Thousands of people are forced out of their homes after 7.1 quake in western...
As aftershocks from an earthquake continued to rock western China on Wednesday, more than 12,000 people were staying in tents and sturdier shelters, lighting bonfires to fend off the freezing weather.
Israeli women who were held hostage in Gaza denounce sexual violence by Hamas
Israeli women who were hostages of Hamas in Gaza assured today in a committee of the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) that those who remain captive in the Strip suffer sexual abuse by...
21 Israeli soldiers are killed in Gaza as criticism of war’s handling rises at...
The Israeli army said Tuesday that 21 soldiers were killed in the Gaza Strip in the deadliest attack on its troops since the war began, as criticism grows over the government’s handling...