Photos of people who were killed during the Sept. 8 protest are placed outside the morgue of Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, during a candlelight vigil, Thursday, September 11, 2025. (AP) As the death toll from Nepal’s Gen Z protests rose to 51, Kathmandu mayor Balen Shah on Friday paid tribute to those killed, calling…
More than 2,200 people have been confirmed dead in the 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan over the weekend, Taliban authorities said on Thursday.Deputy government spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat posted on X that at least 2,217 people were killed and nearly 4,000 injured, with the vast majority of casualties in the mountainous Kunar province near the…
Local residents walk by a house destroyed by an earthquake that killed many people and destroyed villages in eastern Afghanistan, in Mazar Dara, Kunar province, Afghanistan, Monday, Septemnber 1, 2025. (AP) The death toll from an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has risen to more than 1,400, a Taliban government spokesman said on Tuesday.Taliban spokesman Zabihullah…
JALALABAD: The death toll from a strong earthquake in Afghanistan’s east rose to 900, with 3,000 people injured, an official said Tuesday as rescue teams scoured the area for survivors. The 6.0 magnitude quake struck late Sunday night in a mountainous region, flattening villages and leaving people trapped under rubble for hours. Hundreds Killed, 1000…
The devastating floods sweeping through central Texas have claimed at least 119 lives, with over 160 people still unaccounted for, reports CNN. The catastrophe has triggered fresh scrutiny of the country’s emergency response model, especially as US President Donald Trump, who recently proposed phasing out the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is now touting a…
First responders carry out search and rescue operations near the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area (AP image) The death toll from the catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend rose to 104 on Monday (local time) as search and rescue teams continued to look for missing people by…
The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend surpassed 100 on Monday (July 7, 2025) as search-and-rescue teams continued to wade into swollen rivers and use heavy equipment to untangle trees as part of the massive search for missing people. Authorities overseeing the search for flood victims said they will…
In this screengrab made from video, a burned house following an attack by gunmen in Yelewata community north-central Nigeria, Monday, June 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The death toll from an attack by gunmen over the weekend in north-central Nigeria has climbed to 150, survivors said Monday (June 16, 2025) as the villagers were…
