Desperate People Dig Out Dead and Injured from Afghanistan Earthquakes that Killed at Least 2,000 October 10, 2023 By Riazat Butt ISLAMABAD (AP) — Men dug through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in western Afghanistan Sunday in desperate attempts... Read More
Heavy Flooding in Southern Myanmar Displaces More than 14,000 People October 10, 2023 By Grant Peck BANGKOK (AP) — Flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar’s southern areas has displaced more than 14,000 people and... Read More
Flash Floods Kill at Least 14 in Northeastern India and Leave More than 100 Missing October 6, 2023 By Ashok Sharma NEW DELHI (AP) — Rescue workers were searching for more than 100 people on Thursday after flash floods triggered by... Read More
Fire Rages in a Plastics Factory in Eastern Croatia; Residents Asked to Stay Indoors October 5, 2023 ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Firefighters in eastern Croatia were battling to contain a huge fire in a plastics factory on... Read More
South Africa Culls About 7.5M Chickens in Effort to Contain Bird Flu Outbreaks October 4, 2023 By Gerald Imray CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa has culled about 7.5 million chickens in an effort to contain dozens... Read More
Tropical Storm Philippe, Not ‘Well Behaved,’ Expected to Turn North October 3, 2023 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Philippe is threatening to unleash heavy rains and flash flooding in the... Read More
Indonesia Fires Cause Smoky Haze, Prompting Calls for People to Work from Home October 3, 2023 By Muhammad Hatta and Edna Tarigan PALEMBANG, Indonesia (AP) — More than 300 forest and peatland fires on Indonesia`s Sumatra island caused hazy skies across the... Read More
Insurer Sued Over 80th Birthday Event Cancellation at Sting’s Estate in Italy September 28, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff A Pennsylvania firm that organized a three-day musical festival for its owner’s 80th birthday at the Italian residence of musician... Read More
Fire Rips Through Iraqi Wedding Hall, Killing Around 100 in Shock to Christian Community September 28, 2023 By Farid Abdulwahed and Qassim Abdul-Zahra MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — As they watched the bride and groom start their slow dance, Faten Youssef imagined the future... Read More
Ukrainian Boat Captain Found Guilty in Hungary for 2019 Danube Collision that Killed at Least 27 September 27, 2023 By Justin Spike BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The captain of a river cruise boat that collided with another vessel in Hungary`s capital in... Read More