German chemical explosion leaves 1 dead, 4 missing
An explosion at an industrial park for chemical companies in Germany killed at least one person Tuesday, with 16 injured and four still missing. CBC | World News More...
At least 22 dead following 2 prison riots in Ecuador
At least 22 inmates died and several police were injured during riots at two of Ecuador’s largest penitentiaries, the Andean nation said on Thursday, marking More...
Heavy flooding in central China leaves 12 dead, displaces thousands
At least 12 people died in severe flooding Tuesday in a Chinese provincial capital, as the waters also trapped people in subways and schools, washed away vehicles More...
At least 90 dead and hundreds missing as floods rage across Western Europe
The death toll from devastating floods across parts of western Germany and Belgium rose above 90 on Friday, as the search continued for hundreds of people still More...
At least 7 dead, many missing in Germany as homes collapse in severe flooding
At least seven people have died and several people are missing in Germany after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars More...
Haitian president shot dead at home overnight, interim PM says
Haitian President Jovenel Moise was shot dead by unidentified attackers in his private residence overnight in an “inhuman and barbaric act,” interim More...
Jailed Indian rights activist Stan Swamy dead at 84
Father Stan Swamy, a Jesuit priest and longtime Indian tribal rights activist who was jailed in 2020 under India’s harsh anti-terror law, died Monday in the More...
Japan mudslide leaves 2 dead, at least 20 missing
More than 1,000 soldiers, firefighters and police on Sunday waded through a giant mudslide that ripped through a resort town southwest of Tokyo, killing at least More...
Donald Rumsfeld, former U.S. defence secretary who oversaw Iraq war, dead at 88
Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time defence secretary and one-time presidential candidate whose reputation as a skilled bureaucrat and visionary of a modern U.S. military More...
9 confirmed dead, dozens still missing in Florida building collapse
The death toll after the collapse of a 12-storey condo building in south Florida has risen to nine, with dozens still missing, officials said on Sunday, as questions More...