Before the Taliban toppled the Western-backed government, the economy depended heavily on foreign aid. Now nearly 9 million Afghans are at risk of famine. BAMIYAN, Afghanistan — As winter sets in, Afghan widow Kubra needs to find fuel to heat … Read More
Before the Taliban toppled the Western-backed government, the economy depended heavily on foreign aid. Now nearly 9 million Afghans are at risk of famine. BAMIYAN, Afghanistan — As winter sets in, Afghan widow Kubra needs to find fuel to heat … Read More
An attempt to storm government buildings in Khazakstan has ended with dozens killed and the declaration of a state of emergency. On the fifth day of the ongoing protests in Kazakhstan, local police reported that dozens were killed during an … Read More
MOSCOW (AP) — More than 87,500 people with COVID-19 died in Russia in November, the highest montly tally since the start of the pandemic, the state statistics agency reported Thursday. A report by Rosstat brought the overall number of virus-linked … Read More
Dec. 20 (UPI) — Horrors continued to emerge over the weekend as the scope of the utter destruction left behind by Super Typhoon Rai in the Philippines came clearly into view. The fierce storm, described as “one of the most … Read More
Over 160 migrants drowned in two different shipwrecks off the Libyan coast this past week as more people try crossing to Europe, a United Nations migration official said Tuesday. International Organization for Migration (IOM) spokeswoman Safa Msehli said the new … Read More
The volcano had erupted on Saturday, leaving thousands homeless. Indonesian President Joko Widodo has visited the area and pledged to rebuild. The death toll from the eruption of the Mount Semeru volcano on the island of Java has risen to … Read More
Congolese residents of Goma flee from Mount Nyiragongo volcano as it erupts over Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo Saturday evening. File Photo by Kinsella Cunningham/EPA-EFE Congolese residents of Goma arrive in Rwanda Sunday after fleeing from Mount Nyiragongo volcano … Read More
Ultra-Orthodox Jews look at the scene where dozens of people were killed and some 150 injured in a stampede during the Lag BaOmer festival at Mount Meron in northern Israel on Friday. Sebastian Scheiner/AP JERUSALEM — At least 45 people … Read More