Death toll mounts as unrest flares in Senegal | Protests News
The death toll in the Senegal violence has risen to 15 as supporters of convicted opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and police continued to clash, the…
UN, AU call for calm as death toll in Senegal violence rises | Protests News
The United Nations and African Union have called for calm after the sentencing of opposition politician Ousmane Sonko sparked some of the deadliest violence in…
India train crash death toll surpasses 230, estimated 900 injured | News
At least 233 people have been killed in eastern India after two passenger trains derailed in an accident that also involved a collision with a…
Death toll in Guyana dormitory fire rises to 20 | Crime News
A 14-year-old girl injured in the fire has died in intensive care, as the teenage arson suspect faces murder charges. A 14-year-old girl has succumbed…
‘In a hot oven’: India heatwaves take a toll on most vulnerable | Climate Crisis News
Recurring heatwaves in India’s capital New Delhi have taken their toll on construction worker Mamta as she labours and sweats through a gruelling 12-hour work…
Horse death toll at Churchill Downs grows to 11 in last month
The horse death toll at Churchill Downs continued to grow Friday when Lost in Limbo, a 7-year-old gelding, was euthanized after breaking down in the…
Official Cyclone Mocha death toll in Myanmar rises to 145 | Weather News
Official death toll surges as the UN says at least 800,000 people are in need of emergency food aid and other assistance. At least 145…
Official death toll in Myanmar cyclone rises to at least 54 | Weather News
At least 54 people were killed and more than 185,000 buildings damaged by Cyclone Mocha which swept into the country’s northwest last weekend, according to…
Kenya starvation cult death toll climbs to 201 | Crime News
Paul Mackenzie, leader of the Good News International Church, was accused of ordering his followers to starve their children and themselves to death. The number…
DR Congo floods death toll surpasses 200 | Climate Crisis News
Authorities say 287 killed and 167 others missing after heavy rains caused rivers to burst their banks in South Kivu province. The death toll following…
Pakistan police say electrical shorts caused blasts, toll hits 17 | Police News
Police rule out a ‘terror attack’ in the two explosions at a counterterrorism facility in the northwest. Pakistani police say the twin blasts that struck…
Death toll in Kenyan starvation cult rises to 58, police say | Religion News
Kenya’s police chief says the death toll includes eight people who were initially found emaciated and alive. Kenyan police have recovered 58 bodies, mostly from…
‘Hostages and human shields’: The civilian toll of Sudan’s crisis | News
Residents of Khartoum describe going days without electricity and water as fighting rages around them. Khartoum, Sudan – Majid Maali, 39, was excited to return…
Sudan death toll rises to 56 as fierce fighting rages in Khartoum | News
Doctors say hundreds of people also wounded as battles between army and paramilitary force stretch into second day. The sounds of gunfire and heavy artillery…
Death toll at 32 in South, Midwest, East
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The death toll rose to 32 and more dangerous weather was forecast for a wide swath of the South and Midwest already in ruins…
Death toll at 27 in South, Midwest
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The death toll rose to 27 and more dangerous weather was forecast for a wide swath of the South and Midwest already in…
Death toll at 26 in South, Midwest
MEMPHIS – The death toll rose to 26 and more dangerous weather was forecast for a wide swath of the South and Midwest already in ruins…
Russia’s war in Ukraine exacts heavy toll on women, says UNFPA | Women News
As the cost of Russia’s bloody war in Ukraine continues to devastate lives across the country, women in particular are suffering detrimental effects to their…
Death toll climbs to 7
More bodies were found Sunday after authorities searched the site of a massive explosion in a small town at an eastern Pennsylvania chocolate factory.. West Reading Mayor Samantha Kaag confirmed…
Cyclone Freddy death toll in southeast Africa surpasses 500 | Environment News
The World Meteorological Organization says it is likely that Cyclone Freddy, which started in February, is the longest-ever in recorded history. The death toll in…