Snowstorm in Pakistan kills Murree mountain tourists stranded in vehicles
So far, 22 people — 10 men, 10 children and two women — had been found dead, most from hypothermia, Atiq Ahmed, an Islamabad police officer, told the Associated Press,…
Israel bird flu outbreak: H5N1 kills more than 5,200 cranes, with mass culling of poultry underway
Each year, about 500,000 cranes migrate through Israel, some 30,000 of which stayed to winter over there this year. The yearly stopover, often part of journeys lasting thousands of miles,…
Greece: Sinking of sailboat carrying migrants kills 11
Coast guard divers searched the hull of a submerged sailboat for passengers possibly trapped inside Friday after the vessel hit rocks and sank off the coast of southern Greece Continue…
Ferry fire kills at least 37 in southern Bangladesh
Bangladesh fire services say at least 37 passengers have been killed and many others injured in a massive fire that swept through a crowded ferry on the southern Sugandha River…