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War in Ukraine
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Military
7/11/2022 6:55:47 PM
Ukraine warned Monday that Russian forces were preparing to intensify their fight for key cities in the Donbas, where the death toll from a weekend attack rose to 26 as rocket strikes killed six in the country's second city.
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Egypt
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Health
7/4/2022 5:03:03 PM
The Ministry of Health and Population reported an increase of 6.9 percent in coronavirus infections over the past week, months after a major decline in infection tolls nationwide, according to a statement released by the ministry on Sunday.
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World
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International
6/22/2022 4:01:52 PM
A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more in one of the deadliest quakes in decades, the state-run news agency reported. Officials warned that the already grim toll may still rise.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
6/14/2022 10:14:40 AM
Ukraine said late Monday its forces had been pushed back from the centre of key industrial city Severodonetsk, where President Volodymyr Zelensky said the fighting was taking a "terrifying" toll as casualties soar.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
6/13/2022 11:22:39 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday said the battle for Severodonetsk was taking a "terrifying" toll as Russian forces threaten to take the strategic eastern city.
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World
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Africa
6/8/2022 1:34:00 PM
Authorities in southwest Nigeria's Ondo state said Tuesday that 22 people were killed and 58 others were injured in a recent attack by gunmen at a church.
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World
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Region
6/4/2022 1:32:43 PM
A UN human rights expert on Sudan called on Saturday for accelerated investigations into killings of protesters and other atrocities, as the death toll since last year's power grab nears 100.
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World
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International
5/31/2022 8:18:15 PM
Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain have now killed at least 100 people in northeastern Brazil, officials said Tuesday as emergency workers searched for bodies and survivors.
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World
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International
5/30/2022 8:42:03 PM
Authorities in northeastern Brazil's Pernambuco state said Monday that 91 deaths have been confirmed from flooding over the weekend, with more two dozen people still missing.
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World
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Region
5/30/2022 10:53:52 AM
Hundreds of people gathered in southwestern Iran to pay their respects to dozens who died in a building collapse, local media said Monday, as two more bodies were discovered.
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World
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International
5/29/2022 7:23:05 PM
Torrential rains drenching northeastern Brazil since Tuesday have left at least 44 dead and another 56 missing, the government said Sunday in an updated toll.
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World
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Region
5/26/2022 10:15:54 AM
The death toll from the collapse of a tower block in southwestern Iran rose to 18, state media reported on Thursday, making it the country's deadliest such disaster in years.
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World
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Region
5/25/2022 10:23:21 AM
Five Turkish soldiers serving in northern Iraq as part of operations against Kurdish militants were killed Tuesday, the defence ministry said on Wednesday, updating an earlier toll.
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World
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International
5/18/2022 12:36:35 PM
A new study blames pollution of all types for 9 million deaths a year globally, with the death toll attributed to dirty air from cars, trucks and industry rising 55% since 2000.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
5/14/2022 10:18:00 AM
Unprecedented levels of dam building by Iran are leaving downstream Iraqi rivers crying out for water, writes Salah Nasrawi
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World
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International
5/8/2022 8:22:02 PM
Search crews with dogs on Sunday hunted through the ruins of a luxury hotel in Cuba's capital for survivors of a devastating explosion while officials raised the number of known dead to 30.
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World
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International
4/29/2022 2:32:38 PM
More than 3,000 people died or went missing in the Mediterranean and Atlantic while trying to reach Europe last year -- double the toll from 2020, the United Nations said Friday.
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World
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International
4/24/2022 1:17:20 PM
Shanghai reported 39 Covid deaths Sunday, its highest daily toll despite weeks of lockdowns, while China's capital Beijing warned of a "grim" situation with rising infections.
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World
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International
4/23/2022 1:29:50 PM
A Taliban official says a bombing at a mosque and religious school in northern Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 33 people, including students of a religious school.
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World
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Africa
4/17/2022 10:18:37 PM
The death toll from floods that have battered South Africa's east coast has risen to 443, including a rescuer, a regional official said on Sunday, as dozens more are still missing.
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