The National Disaster Centre announced that a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea buried over 2,000 people alive. The risk of few survivors being found is increased by the hazardous terrain and the challenge of transporting relief to the spot. The local authorities' estimations of the
Pope Francis appeared in Rome's Olympic Stadium on Saturday to provide a symbolic start to a soccer match as part of the Vatican's "World Children's Day" celebrations. Francis, 87, who has had episodes of ill health, stepped up from his chair by the side of the
One passenger was killed and 30 were injured after a Singapore Airlines flight from London encountered extreme turbulence en route on Tuesday, May 21, forcing it to make an emergency landing in Bangkok, officials and the airline reported. Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport general manager Kittipong Kittikachorn said
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, along with the country's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and several other individuals were discovered dead on Monday morning, several hours after their chopper crashed in thick fog in a hilly area of the country's northwest. The disaster occurs during a highly
At the G7 Climate Ministerial, which brings together the leaders of the world’s wealthiest economies, these countries must acknowledge the severe deficiencies in their existing emission reduction targets and demonstrate their global leadership by lowering their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 58% by 2030. The
Barbados has formally accepted Palestine as a state. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds announced following the media launch to highlight the activities for the 166th Regular Session of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Symmonds announced that Cabinet had "decided that the time
Taiwan was shaken by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, the largest to hit the island in at least 25 years, killing at least four people, wounding dozens, and prompting a tsunami warning for southern Japan and the Philippines. The earthquake, which struck about 8 a.m. local time
According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), all significant global climate records were surpassed in 2018, and the outlook for 2024 is bleak. The organization's chief issued a statement of particular concern regarding ocean temperatures and diminishing sea ice on Tuesday, March 19. According to the
UN News - Migratory species globally are facing critical challenges, with nearly half in decline and over 20 per cent threatened with extinction, a landmark UN report has pointed out. Of most concern is the threat to migratory fishes, with 97 per cent of the species
Pope Francis elevated María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, the first female saint from his native Argentina, to sainthood. María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, more commonly known by her Quechua name of “Mama Antula,” was born in 1730 into a wealthy family in Santiago del
