Update / At least 111 killed after 7.4 quake hits Colombia
Reuters, Bogota
10 August 2026 Natural Disaster
9 civilians killed in Sudan drone attack
AFP, Khartoum
31 July 2026 Africa & rest of the world
Australian PM says to enact laws to govern AI
AFP, Sydney
15 July 2026 Australia
Two dead, several hurt in Toronto shooting, attacker at large
AFP, Toronto, Canada
12 July 2026 Canada
WHO unveils $518m plan to fight Ebola
Reuters, Nairobi
7 June 2026 Africa & rest of the world
WHO unveils $518m plan to fight Ebola
Reuters, Nairobi
6 June 2026 Africa & rest of the world
Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DR Congo: WHO chief
AFP
25 May 2026 Africa & rest of the world

Hundreds feared dead in Papua New Guinea village

Hundreds are feared dead after a massive landslide flattened dozens of homes and buried families alive in a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea (PNG) early yesterday, a resident said.
24 May 2024

9 child workers die in Egypt as bus plunges into the Nile

At least 10 female farm workers, nine of them children, died in Egypt on Tuesday when a minibus plunged off a river ferry and into the Nile northwest of Cairo, the health ministry said
21 May 2024

In Canada, bodies go unclaimed as costs put funerals out of reach

Some Canadian provinces have logged a jump in unclaimed dead bodies in recent years, with next of kin citing funeral costs as a growing reason for not collecting loved ones' remains
19 May 2024

Rivers rise again as rain batters flood-hit south Brazil

River levels rose again Sunday as strong rains lashed waterlogged southern Brazil, where flooding has killed 145 people and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes
13 May 2024

Canada arrests fourth Indian national in killing of Sikh activist

A fourth Indian national was charged by Canadian authorities Saturday in the 2023 killing of a separatist Sikh leader in Vancouver
12 May 2024

Australian PM calls China warplane conduct ‘unacceptable’

Australia yesterday chastised China over its “unacceptable” behaviour in international airspace, accusing a Chinese warplane of firing flares in the path of one of its navy helicopters.
7 May 2024

Death toll climbs to 66 in Brazil flooding, 101 missing

The death toll from heavy rains that have inundated Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to at least 66, local authorities said on Sunday.
5 May 2024

'Radicalised' 16-year-old shot dead by police in Australia

Western Australian police shot and killed a "radicalised" 16-year-old boy with a knife who had stabbed a man in a Perth car park, police and the state premier said Sunday
5 May 2024

Cyclone bears down on flood-hit Kenya, Tanzania

Beaches were deserted and many shops closed yesterday as heavy rains and winds from a tropical cyclone buffeted coastal areas of Tanzania and Kenya.
4 May 2024

At least 42 killed after dam bursts in Kenya: governor

At least 42 people have been killed when a dam burst its banks in a town north of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the local governor told AFP on Monday, as the country battles heavy rains and floods
29 April 2024

7 arrested in Australian ‘terrorism’ raids

Australian police arrested seven teenagers in a wave of anti-terror raids yesterday, with top officers claiming the network may have been plotting an attack and posed an “unacceptable risk” to the public.
24 April 2024

58 die after boat capsizes in Central Africa: rescuers

At least 58 people going to a funeral died after their overloaded river boat capsized in the Central African Republic's capital Bangui, the head of civil protection said on Saturday
21 April 2024

Kenya's military chief among 10 people killed in helicopter crash

Kenya's military chief, General Francis Ogolla, was among 10 people killed when their military helicopter crashed shortly after take-off on Thursday, President William Ruto announced
18 April 2024

Sydney's Bondi Westfield mall reopens for tributes after fatal stabbings

Sydney's Bondi Westfield mall on Thursday reopened for the first time since a man with a knife killed six people there on Saturday before police shot him
18 April 2024

Australia unveils new defence strategy, with eye on China

Australia unveiled its first National Defence Strategy yesterday, signalling a new focus on deterring China’s “coercive tactics” in a region seen as lurching towards conflict.
17 April 2024

Sydney church stabbing was ‘terrorist act’

Australian police yesterday said a knife attack on an Assyrian church bishop and some followers in Sydney was a “terrorist act” motivated by suspected religious extremism, as the country reeled from a second stabbing incident in three days.
16 April 2024

Sydney church stabbing called 'terrorist' act, teen detained

Australian police on Tuesday said a brutal knife attack during a live-streamed church service was a religiously motivated "terrorist" act, as they urged calm from the angered local community
16 April 2024

Four hurt in Sydney church attack

A knife attack at a live-streamed church service in Australia wounded four people yesterday and sparked clashes between riot police and outraged members of the local community.
15 April 2024

Australia reunites magpie, dog following uproar over separation

Australian authorities yesterday issued a licence allowing a magpie called Molly to reunite with a pet dog, after sparking public outrage by keeping the unlikely friends apart.
15 April 2024

Four wounded in Sydney church stabbing: emergency officials

Emergency services said four people are being treated for "non-life threatening injuries" after an apparent stabbing at a church service in Sydney on Monday
15 April 2024