Human Tragedy

Scientists say Western nations owe flood reparations to Pakistan

In little over a decade, Pakistan has faced two large-scale floods, costing billions of dollars in losses and impacting millions of people.

Layoffs caused by Covid-19 in US pass 45.7 million – latest updates

Covid-19 has now killed over 452,000 people worldwide since the outbreak started in China last year, according to tracking websites. Here are the developments for June 18:

Tunisian bus plunges off cliff, killing at least 24

Pictures and video footage shared online and posted on the websites of private radio stations showed the mangled remains of the bus with its seats scattered in the bed of a river.

Death toll from Greek wildfire reaches 91 as village grieves

The fire sped flames through the Greek village of Mati without warning on July 23. A vast majority of victims died in the fire itself, though a number drowned in the sea while fleeing the flames.

Forty eight killed in fatal bus accident in northern India

Chief Minister of Uttarakhand state Trivendra Rawat said the overcrowded bus fell into a 700-foot (213-metre) deep gorge in the Himalayan foothills.