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All you need to know about the Morocco earthquake and how you can help

An earthquake has sown destruction and devastation in Morocco, where death and injury counts continue to rise after rescue crews dug out people both...

At least 5,000 dead, thousands more missing after Libya storm

The eastern Libyan city of Derna on Wednesday counted its dead in the thousands, and feared a very heavy toll, after two dams broke...

The deadliest earthquakes of the last 25 years

The earthquake that struck Morocco late Friday has killed more than 2,800 people, and the toll is expected to rise as rescuers reach hard-hit...

At least 5 Tunisian migrants dead and 7 missing in shipwreck

Five Tunisian migrants are dead and seven other people are missing after the sinking of a makeshift boat that left the coast of Sfax...

India train crash death toll surpasses 230, estimated 900 injured

At least 233 people have been killed after three trains were involved in a horrific crash in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, as...

Train accident claims Over 280 lives in India

At least 288 people are now known to have been killed and 900 injured in a multiple train collision in India's eastern Odisha state,...

Flood: Six die, 100 homes destroyed in Afghan

Six people have been killed and dozens of homes washed away in flooding in central Afghanistan, local authorities said Wednesday. Abdul Wahid Hamas, a spokesman...

Egypt’s ‘Indiana Jones’ announces Cleopatra film to be released on same day as Netflix

Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass, still wearing his Indiana Jones hat, announced on Wednesday the release of a documentary on Cleopatra, the same day that...

Gold mine fire kills 27 in Peru

A gold mine fire led to the death of over 27 persons in Peru. According to authorities, the incident was the Country’s single deadliest mining...

US tornado, storms leave six dead

A tornado tore through the southern US state of Arkansas and killed three people on Friday, while severe storms further North in Illinois and...

Tanzania: Crashed plane’s pilots ignored warnings

Tanzanian authorities said Thursday that the pilots of a Precision Air plane that crashed into Lake Victoria in November killing 19 people had ignored...

Malawi declares state-of-disaster after cyclone’s deadly return

Malawi's president on Monday declared a state-of-disaster in several southern districts including the commercial hub Blantyre after the powerful cyclone Freddy made a comeback...

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