MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police on Thursday found the remains of a 12-year-old girl, two days after she was snatched by a crocodile while swimming in a creek in remote northern Australia. The remains were found in the river system near where the girl vanished at the Indigenous community of Palumpa, southwest of the Northern … Read more
NEW DELHI — More than 100 people, mostly women and children, died in a stampede at a heavily attended religious event in northern India on Tuesday, according to local officials, who indicated the oppressive heat could have been to blame. While the cause of the stampede was not immediately clear, the officials said the sweltering … Read more
At least 30 people have died in the heavy rains pounding Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador this week, according to authorities in each country. In El Salvador, 19 deaths have been recorded due to the storms, the director of Civil Protection, Luis Alonso Amaya, told local media. Among the victims are two minors who died … Read more
Hezbollah fired a Burkan rocket at Israel on Saturday, which impacted and caused significant destruction to military buildings and infrastructure in the North, Israeli media reported. A Burkan rocket carries hundreds of kilograms of explosive material and a combat warhead capable of operating at a radius of 1.5-5 kilometers, Walla noted. Shortly after rocket … Read more
Summer 2024: Temperatures cross 50C in northern India BBC.com Delhi temperature hits 50.5C as India’s capital records hottest day The Guardian Delhi Temperature Hits Highest Ever In India, 52.3 Celsius: Weather Bureau Barron’s Indian capital of Delhi breaks all-time heat record, as authorities impose water rationing Yahoo! Voices Delhi Hits 52.3 Degrees, Highest-Ever Recorded Temperature In India NDTV Source link
An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of colour in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere early on Saturday, with no immediate reports of disruptions to power and communications. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a solar outburst reached Earth on Friday afternoon, … Read more
Officials say residents were unprepared for the heavy flash floods, adding that the death toll could rise. At least 50 people have died in Afghanistan in flooding following heavy rain in the northern province of Baghlan, a spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior said, adding that the death toll may rise. Ministry spokesman Abdul … Read more
Israeli tanks have pushed back into some areas of the northern Gaza Strip which they had left weeks ago, while warplanes have conducted air raids on Rafah, where more than one million displaced Palestinians have sought refuge in the south of the territory, killing and wounding several people. Residents reported an internet outage in the … Read more
Israel-Palestine live: UN warns 300000 people in northern Gaza are at risk of famine Middle East Eye UN: 300k in north Gaza at risk of famine as Israel continues to block aid Al Jazeera English When Pita Made of Animal Feed Is Your Best-case Scenario: Life in the Northern Gaza Strip – Israel News Haaretz Joe Biden Leads … Read more
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack and the motive for the shooting was unclear. Gunmen have attacked a bus near the town of Chilas in northern Pakistan, killing eight passengers and injuring nearly two dozen others, district and regional officials say. Muhammad Ali Johar, a spokesman for the regional government, said the attackers … Read more