Beijing — A powerful earthquake killed at least 53 people in Tibet on Tuesday and left many others trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the region in western China and across the border with Nepal. The official Xinhua news agency said another 62 people were injured, citing the regional disaster relief headquarters. About 1,500 firefighters … Read more
South Korean police raided offices of Jeju Air and operator of Muan International Airport on Thursday as they step up investigation into fatal plane crash Boeing 737-800 which killed 179 people. The flight carried 181 passengers and crew from Thailand to South Korea on Sunday when it made a call for help and landed on … Read more
Bangkok — Three foreign nationals, including an American, died and seven others were injured in a fire at a hotel in a popular tourist area of Bangkok, the Thai capital, city authorities said Monday. The Thai National Police said in a statement post on social media that a Brazilian woman died at the hotel and … Read more
A shark attack off Egypt’s Red Sea coast killed one tourist and injured another, authorities said Sunday, with an Italian Foreign Ministry source identifying both as Italian nationals. “Two foreigners were attacked by a shark in the northern region of Marsa Alam, which injured one and led to the death of the other,” the Egyptian … Read more
The Afghan Taliban government’s minister for refugees was killed Wednesday in an explosion at the ministry’s headquarters in the capital Kabul, two senior Taliban regime officials told CBS News. The explosion at the Refugee Ministry killed Minister Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani and at least two of his colleagues, officials told CBS News’ Sami Yousafzai. The total … Read more
Kinshasa, Congo – Congo’s health minister said Thursday the country’s government is on alert over a mysterious flu-like illness that has killed dozens of people in recent weeks, nearly half of them children. Authorities have so far confirmed 71 deaths, including 27 people who died in hospitals and 44 in the community in southern Kwango … Read more
An Israeli strike destroyed a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza, killing at least 21 people. Israel said it was targeting Hamas militants hiding there and had taken measures to avoid harming civilians. The attack comes as Amnesty International, a human rights organization, released a report on the Gaza war accusing Israel of … Read more
Conakry, Guinea — Fifty-six people were killed and several injured in a stampede at a football stadium in southern Guinea following clashes between supporters, the West African country’s military government announced Monday. Authorities were investigating who was responsible for Sunday’s stampede, Communications Minister Fana Soumah said in a statement read on national television. Several children … Read more
The Israeli army announced on Saturday that it had launched a “strike on military infrastructure” on the Syrian-Lebanese border. The nation is also warning displaced Lebanese residents to return to the south, just three days after beginning a ceasefire agreement with the nation. Meanwhile, an Israeli drone attack on the Gaza Strip killed at least … Read more
Hezbollah fired at least 185 rockets and other projectiles at Israel Sunday, injuring seven people in the militant group’s most intense barrage in several days, in response to deadly Israeli strikes in Beirut, as negotiators continued their ceasefire efforts to stop the war. Meanwhile, an Israeli strike on a Lebanese army center killed one soldier … Read more