Hong Kong authorities said on Monday they had arrested 13 people for suspected manslaughter in a probe into the city's deadliest fire in decades, pointing to substandard renovation materials for fuelling a blaze that has claimed at least 151 lives.
At least 14 people have died and six others are in critical condition after consuming toxic liquor overnight in several villages near Amritsar in northern Punjab, police said on Tuesday
At least seven people were killed and major roads submerged after relentless overnight rains triggered severe flooding in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, officials said Saturday.
A diver has died during early recovery operations for British tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht off the coast of northern Sicily, Italian police confirmed Friday.
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has sent a heartfelt letter of condolences to Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, following the passing of Pope Francis.
Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said on Monday. He was 88, and had recently suffered a serious bout of double pneumonia. Following are reactions to his death:
After Pope Francis’ death, Cardinal Farrell will confirm it, seal the pope’s apartment, and prepare for the funeral. Mourning rites will last nine days, with the funeral at St. Peter’s Square. A conclave to elect the new pope will begin 15-20 days later.
Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope and a transformative figure in the Roman Catholic Church, has passed away at the age of 88, the Vatican confirmed in a video statement on Monday.
The death toll from Myanmar’s devastating earthquake has risen to 3,354, with 4,850 injured and 220 missing, according to state media. The grim figures emerge as the country struggles to cope with the aftermath of the quake amid a prolonged civil conflict.
Forensic experts have concluded that veteran actor Gene Hackman, 95, died at his Santa Fe home from heart disease compounded by advanced Alzheimer’s complications, reportedly on an empty stomach, a week after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, succumbed to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead at their Santa Fe home. Authorities are investigating the cause of death, with no signs of foul play confirmed yet.
A child in West Texas has died of measles, marking the first reported U.S. death from the highly contagious disease in a decade, as a measles outbreak in Texas has now surpassed 130 confirmed cases across two states.
The death toll from flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Afghanistan has surged to 35 over the past two days, with an additional six people killed and five injured in southern Helmand province, according to local officials.
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