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>

One Dead, 29 Injured in Berlin Car Ramming, Knife Attack

 

Police in the capital city of Berlin, Germany shot dead 21-year-old Abdul Ballout, a suspect considered an "Islamic terrorist" with roots in Lebanon, after he rammed his van into a crowd gathered at a Pride event in Tiergarten park near the Brandenburg Gate, then attacked participants with a knife, killing one person and injuring 29 others. See Full Story>

Guyanese State-run Ferry Capsizes, 72 of 179 Passengers Confirmed Dead

 

A state-run Guyanese ferry carrying 179 passengers on board capsized off the coast in the Atlantic after departing the capital city of Georgetown, enroute to Port Kaituma, killing a confirmed 72 people with 76 others rescued, the South American nation's worst maritime disaster on record. See Full Story>

India Hydroelectric Construction Tunnel Collapse Kills 25

 

A tunnel collapsed during the construction of a hydroelectric power project in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, Namchi district, in the Himalayan village of Samardung, killing 25 workers trapped inside, with authorities attributing its cause to an explosion of methane gas embedded in the rock. See Full Story>

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Moves to End Elections

 

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, the Central American leader who ruled the country for 20 years and known for crackdown of political dissidents, called to abolish the election process "to secure peace, security and stability," during a speech marking the 47th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution, a move US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says violates the "basic tenets of our democratic hemisphere". See Full Story>

8 Dead, 34 Missing in Massive China Landslide

Heavy rains in the southwestern region of China caused a massive mountainside landslide in the city of Chongqing, Pengshui county, with some boulders as large as buildings, burying an entire residential block with soil and debris, killing at least eight people and injuring 34 others. See Full Story>

Bangkok Music Bar Fire Kills 33, Including Six Members of House Band

A fire broke out at the Rong Beer Na Ladprao music bar in north Bangkok, Thailand, killing at least 33 people, including six core members of the house band Totsakan and critically injured 17 others, as authorities continue to investigate the cause of the blaze. See Full Story>

Strait of Hormuz Closed: US Strikes Iran, Iran Attacks Gulf States

 

Tehran says it closed the Strait of Hormuz and launched a wide range of attacks on Jordan and other US bases in the Gulf after the two nations failed to reach a peace agreement, prompting more than 140 US airstrikes on Iranian military targets across the country as negotiations continue toward a downward spiral. See Full Story>

Vietnam Speedboat Capsized, 15 Indian Tourists Dead

 

A speedboat carrying 32 tourists from India capsized approximately 1,320 feet (400 meters) off the coast of the southern Vietnamese islet of Hon May Rut Ngoai while en route to An Thoi Port on Phu Qouc island, killing 15 passengers on board. See Full Story>

Brazil Trail Guide Dies After 500-Foot Fall During Group Hike

 

A 44-year-old guide on a group hike died when he fell more than 500 feet (152 meters) off the top of a popular viewpoint on Pedra do Macaco trail, in the municipality of Marica, east of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, after slipped while attempting to descend from the summit. See Full Story>

Child Driver Kills 10 Thai Monks on 161-Mile Pilgrimage Walk

 

An 11-year-old boy in northeast Thailand stole his family's pickup truck while home sick from school and crashed into a procession of Buddhist monks taking a 161-mile (260km) pilgrimage walk in Mukdahan province, killing 10 people and injuring at least 11 others. See Full Story> 

Pakistan Passenger Bus Plunges Into Ravine, Killing 40

A passenger bus carrying 48 people traveling from Quetta to Peshawar plunged into a ravine in the mountainous region of Dana Sar, near the border of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, killing 40 people and injured eight others. See Full Story>

More Than 1,400 Dead, 68,000 Missing in Massive Venezuelan Double Earthquakes

 

Two magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes which struck less than a minute apart and were followed by several shallow aftershocks left more than 1,400 dead, 68,000 missing, destroyed homes and buildings, and knocked out power in and around the Venezuelan capital city of Caracas, as international rescue teams continue to search for survivors. See Full Story>

Pilot Killed After Small Plane Hits Beijing's Tallest Skyscraper

 

The pilot of a Sunward SA 60L Aurora died after the plane struck the CITIC Tower, an 108-story building and Beijing's tallest skyscraper which reaches a height of 1,700 feet (528 meters), injuring 13 others who were not on board, as authorities in China continue to investigate the incident. See Full Story>

At Least 14 Dead in India Animation Studio Fire

 

A fire broke out in a three-story commercial building housing an animation training center, a pet shop and veterinarian clinic in the Aliganj neighborhood of Lucknow, India, Uttar Pradesh state, killing 14 people, mostly students, with authorities attributing faulty electrical wiring to the cause of the blaze. See Full Story>

Thailand's Princess Bajrakitiyabha Dies at 47 Following 3-Year Coma

Thailand mourns the death of Princess Bajrakitiyabha, the eldest child of King and Queen Vajiralongkorn, who died at the age of 47 after being hospitalized at Chulalongkorn Hospital in June 2022 due to an illness and subsequent 3-three coma, according to the Royal Palace, calling her passing "immeasurable grief for the entire nation". See Full Story>