Death Toll From Migrant Boat Shipwreck Off Italy Rises To 63

The death toll from a shipwreck off the southern Italian coast has climbed to 63 on Monday after more bodies of migrants were found, La Repubblica daily reported.

Floods, Landslides Result In 36 Dead In Brazils São Paulo state State, Cities cancel Carnival due to deadly floods

Heavy rains, flooding and landslides in Brazil's state of São Paulo state have resulted in over 30 deaths, while more than 330 people were left without homes, Brazilian media report.

Nine Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in Jenin

Nine Palestinians have been killed during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank - the deadliest in years - Palestinian officials say.

Alcohol Death Toll Growing in US, 13 deaths per 100,000 Americans

The rate of deaths that can be directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30% in the US during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new government data.

Migrant Death Toll Rises To 14 In Greece Shipwrecks: Coastguard

Greece's coastguard on Wednesday said it had recovered 14 bodies from two migrant boat sinkings earlier this week.

Spain: Melilla Migrant Rush An Attack On "Territorial Integrity". Morocco says 18 Migrants died

 

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 1. NGOs denounce: at least 27 dead in the assault on Melilla.
At least 27 and not 18, as officially announced, would be the migrants who died yesterday in the crowd trying to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla.

Oxfam: Every Minute, 11 People Die of Hunger - FARS

 (FNA)- Eleven people die every minute of hunger, according to a new report by Oxfam, which also found the number of those facing famine-like conditions globally has increased by six times over the past year.

UN remembers the dead of WWII - China.org.cn

The Second World War had a profound impact on the international community, and established the conditions for the creation of the United Nations. This weekend marks the official remembrance of the tens of millions of civilians and soldiers who died during the conflict, UN News reported on Saturday.

U.S. cigarette makers ordered to post warnings on packs, websites next month

 U.S. cigarette manufacturers must begin posting warnings next month about the dangers of smoking on websites and product packaging, a federal court said.

Study: Iraq Sustained Most of 2016’s Deadliest Terrorist Attacks

Iraqi had the lion’s share of the deadliest terrorist bombings in 2016, according to a study by the University of Maryland.

First of such cases in China: Body frozen for future chances at resurrection

The entire body of a 49-year-old woman from Shandong province in east China has been cryogenically frozen after she died of lung cancer.

29 drown as smugglers push migrants into sea off Yemen: IOM

Smugglers forced 120 Somali and Ethiopian migrants into rough seas off Yemen, leaving 29 dead and 22 missing, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday.

Dozens dead and injured after massive blast rocks Kabul

A suicide bomb attack in Kabul early Sunday has reportedly left at least 35 people dead and 40 others injured, interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish has confirmed.

Clashes kill six Ukraine soldiers in spike of violence

Clashes with Russian-backed rebels killed six Ukrainian soldiers on Thursday, officials said, in the bloodiest surge in fighting along the volatile frontline in recent months.

Several injured as van hits pedestrians in north London. At least 1 dead

Several people were injured by a van when it struck a crowd of pedestrians near a north London mosque in what police have called a "major incident".

Tehran Terrorist Attacks Kill 12

Two terrorist attacks claimed by the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group in Iran’s capital of Tehran killed 12 people and wounded more than 40 others on Wednesday, medics said.

3 attackers shot dead after killing 6, injuring over 30 in London

Six victims have died and over 30 have been taken to the hospital after a terrorist attack on London Bridge.

35 killed in ISIS attacks in Iraq

Suicide bombings at checkpoints in Baghdad and south Iraq claimed by the so-called Islamic State militant group have killed at least 35 people and wounded dozens more, officials said this morning.

Mediterranean migrant death toll for 2017 tops 1,000

Around 100 migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean according to shipwreck survivors, raising the death toll for the perilous crossing to Italy to over 1,000 victims in 2017, the U.N.’s refugee agency said Friday.

Over 60 children killed in Aleppo bus convoy bombing, UNICEF says

The UN Children’s Fund has condemned the killing of more than 60 children in a recent Aleppo bomb attack targeting evacuees.