Japan’s largest urban fire in decades rips through 170 buildings
A huge fire broke out in the city of Oita, on the Japanese island of Kyushu, damaging at least 170 buildings and forcing residents to evacuate, authorities said. Aerial footage showed the scale of … [read more]
Read MoreGreek coastguard chief to be prosecuted over deadly migrant shipwreck
Four senior figures in the Greek coastguard, including its current commander, are to face criminal prosecution for negligent manslaughter in connection with a 2023 migrant boat disaster in which up t… [read more]
Read MoreTyphoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam after killing at least 114 in Philippines
Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in Vietnam on Thursday after killing at least 114 people and flooding entire towns in the Philippines. More than 260,000 soldiers are on standby for rescue efforts as… [read more]
Read MoreFormer US Vice-President Dick Cheney dies aged 84
Anthony Zurcher,Senior North America reporter Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney, a key architect of George W Bush’s “war on terror” and an early advocate of the invasion of Iraq in 2003, has died… [read more]
Read MorePremiere: Netflix’s New True Crime Doc Dives Into a Mother’s Mysterious Disappearance
The victims sister called it one big Greek tragedyand she meant it. In September 2016, Nathan Carman took off in a fishing boat with his mother near Block Island. A few days later, a freighter spott… [read more]
Read MoreI’m luckiest man alive it’s a miracle says Air India sole survivor
The sole survivor of the Air India plane crash, which killed 241 people on board, has said he feels like the “luckiest man” alive, but is also suffering physically and mentally. Viswashkumar Ramesh … [read more]
Read More‘We have no idea what lies ahead’: Aid struggles to reach Jamaican towns devastated by hurricane
Brandon Drennonin Westmoreland, Jamaica A town just outside of Whitehouse in Westmoreland Parish sits in ruins Five days after Hurricane Melissa pummelled into western Jamaica with record force, re… [read more]
Read MoreBefore and after: Satellite images reveal hurricane devastation in Jamaica
Nick Beake,BBC Verify USA Correspondent and Thomas Copeland,BBC Verify With power down, problems with communications and navigating parts of the island treacherous, the authorities in Jamaica have… [read more]
Read More‘Brothers in the forest’ – the fight to protect an isolated Amazon tribe
Stephanie HegartyGlobal population correspondent Tomas Anez Dos Santos was working in a small clearing in the Peruvian Amazon, when he heard footsteps approaching in the forest. He realised he was … [read more]
Read MoreSouth Korea’s fishermen keep dying. Is climate change to blame?
Jean MackenzieSeoul correspondent Boat owner Hong Suk-hui says the seas are becoming more dangerous Hong Suk-hui was waiting on the shore of South Korea’s Jeju Island when the call came. His fishin… [read more]
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