50,000 Moroccan Citizens Cross Border Into Spain's Ceuta, at Least 67 Dead

 

At least 67 Moroccans died from drownings and stampedes after 50,000 to 60,000 of its citizens invaded the Spanish-controlled territory of Ceuta, an enclave on the northern tip of the country in the Strait of Gibraltar, a matter Pedro Sanchez, the Prime Minister of Spain, called a "violation of Spain's territorial integrity. See Full Story>

Famed Sherpa Featured on Netflix's "14 Peaks" Documentary Dies in Pakistan Avalanche

 

Nirmal Purja, the famed sherpa from Nepal featured in the 2021 Netflix documentary,  "14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible" died at the age of 43, along with nine others of his team, during an avalanche while they participated in an elite climbing expedition on Broad Peak, a 26,414-foot (8,050 meter) mountain in the north of Pakistan. See Full Story>

27 Dead in Passenger Bus Crash in Algiers

 

An Algerian bus with 66 passengers onboard travelled from Serif enroute to Algiers before it veered off a road then plunged into a deep ravine near El Karma, about 50 miles east of the capital city, a tragic accident which killed at least 27 people and injured 39 others. See Full Story>

Syrian Internal Security Forces Transport Collides With Passenger Bus, 35 Dead

 

A civilian passenger bus collided with an Internal Security Forces bus on Damascus Road, a highway linking eastern Syria to the capital Damascus, killing 35 people and injuring 30, a nation where traffic accidents remain one of the "leading causes" of death, according to the Minister of Disaster Management and Emergency Response. See Full Story>

34 Dead After Powerful 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan

 

At least 34 people died after a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's archipelago island of Kyushu, forced more than 9,000 evacuations and caused widespread damage across southwestern territory of the country, from collapsed homes and buildings to explosions and power outages, as rescue workers continue to search for survivors. See Full Story>