Landslide in mountainous southwestern China buries 47 people
A landslide in southwestern China’s mountainous Yunnan province early on Monday buried 47 people, killing at least two, and forced the evacuation of 200 more amid freezing temperatures and falling snow.
At least 27 people are reported killed in an attack on Donetsk in Russian-occupied...
Moscow-installed officials said Ukrainian shelling killed at least 27 people and wounded 25 on Sunday at a market on the outskirts of Donetsk, a Russian-occupied city in the eastern part of the...
More students in quake-hit central Japan evacuate to continue studies
Over a hundred students from junior high schools in quake-hit Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan left their families Sunday to evacuate to a facility some 100 kilometers away to continue their studies.
13 students reported killed in an elementary school dorm fire in China’s Henan province
A fire broke out in dorms at a boarding school for elementary students in central Henan province, and 13 students died in the blaze, Chinese state media reported Saturday.
Gaza faces longest communication blackout since start of conflict
The Gaza Strip is experiencing its longest telecommunication blackout since the conflict began on Oct. 7, significantly affecting humanitarian and emergency services in the war-torn Palestinian enclave.
The near-total...
Power line falls on car during Oregon ice storm, killing 3 and injuring a...
A power line fell on a parked car in northeast Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday, killing three people and injuring a baby during an ice storm that turned roads and mountain highways treacherous...
North Korea launches a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile that can reach distant US bases
North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, two months after the North claimed to have tested engines for a new harder-to-detect missile capable of...
Counting the days: Families of Hamas hostages prepare to mark loved ones’ 100th day...
It has become a daily ritual.Every morning, before she’s even out of her pajamas, Rachel Goldberg-Polin tears a piece of masking tape off the roll, grabs a marking pen and in thick...
Moving central Japan quake evacuees high priority as deaths rise
Local authorities are speeding up efforts to move evacuees of the powerful earthquake that rocked Ishikawa Prefecture and other central Japan areas on New Year's Day to hotels and other accommodations after...
Central Japan quake death toll tops 200, over 100 unaccounted for
The death toll from a powerful New Year's Day earthquake that struck Ishikawa Prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan has surpassed 200 with over 100 still missing, as a large-scale search...