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At least 22 reported dead as storm John dissipates over Mexico
MEXICO CITY - Residents in south-western Mexico on Saturday evacuated from homes flooded by the remnants of Hurricane John that ravaged...
Oct 1, 20242 min read
Nepal closes schools as deaths from heavy rains hit 151
KATHMANDU - Nepal has shut schools for three days after landslides and floods triggered by two days of heavy rain across the Himalayan...
Oct 1, 20242 min read
At least 31 dead in Iran coal mine blast
DUBAI - A gas explosion in a coal mine in Iran's South Khorasan Province killed at least 31 people and injured 16, the country's interior...
Sep 23, 20241 min read
Nigerian flood victims face long wait for medical help
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - People in Nigeria's flood-hit northeastern Borno state are struggling to get medical care as overwhelmed aid...
Sep 17, 20242 min read
Typhoon Shanshan makes landfall in Japan, killing 3 and snarling air traffic
TOKYO - At least three people were killed in southwestern Japan on Thursday as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall in Kagoshima prefecture,...
Aug 29, 20242 min read
Deadly Alaska landslide upends life in tourist town of Ketchikan
Emergency crews in the Alaska tourist hub of Ketchikan braced on Monday for more landslides after a large, rain-drenched slope gave way...
Aug 27, 20242 min read
Factbox-What we know about the sinking of Mike Lynch's superyacht off Sicily
ROME - The sinking of a luxury yacht on Aug. 19 off the northern coast of Sicily left seven people dead, including British tech tycoon...
Aug 27, 20243 min read
Body of Lynch's daughter retrieved from Sicily yacht wreck, ending search mission
PORTICELLO, Italy - Italian divers retrieved the body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch's 18-year-old daughter, Hannah, who was the last...
Aug 24, 20243 min read
British entrepreneur Mike Lynch among missing after luxury yacht sinks off Sicily
PALERMO, Sicily - One man died and six people were missing, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, after a luxury yacht was...
Aug 19, 20243 min read
Landslide kills eight in Ugandan capital
KAMPALA - A landslide at a landfill in Uganda's capital Kampala has killed eight people, the city's authorities said on Saturday. The...
Aug 12, 20241 min read
Explainer-What caused Brazil plane crash that killed 62 people?
RIO DE JANEIRO - An ATR-72 turboprop plane operated by regional carrier Voepass crashed on Friday in a residential area near Sao Paulo,...
Aug 12, 20242 min read
German hotel collapse in Moselle wine valley kills two, traps others
KROEV, Germany - A hotel in Germany's picturesque Moselle wine valley collapsed overnight, killing two people, local police said on...
Aug 7, 20242 min read
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