At least 42 dead after boat carrying 600 migrants capsizes off Egypt coast

At least 42 people died Wednesday as a boat carrying 600 migrants capsized off the coast of Egypt, officials said.

The victims of the explosion in Benin became 100 people

The explosion at the plant for waste incineration in Cotonou, the economic capital and the largest city of Benin, killing at least 100 people and about 200 were injured.

Italy earthquake: Death toll rises to at least 120

At least 120 people have been killed and 368 injured in an earthquake that hit a mountainous area of central Italy, PM Matteo Renzi has said.

Armenia : Standoff Ends as ‘Daredevils’ Surrender

The two week standoff at a police compound in Erebuni, which was seized by an opposition group calling itself the “Daredevils of Sasoun” ended on Sunday as the remaining members surrendered, Armenia’s National Security Service reported.

US Commander: Five US Troops Injured in Afghanistan

Five U.S. special operations troops in Afghanistan have been wounded in combat with Islamic State fighters, according to the top U.S. commander in the country.

The number of victims of terrorist attacks in Afghanistan increased

According to specified data, at least 80 people were killed and more than 230 were injured varying degrees of severity in the result of the triple attack in Kabul to protest the Shiite minority.

Turkish PM: Participants in coup attempt traitors and terrorists

 Participants in the coup attempt do not represent the people of Turkey but are traitors and terrorists, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Saturday.

Nice attack: France declares three days of mourning

France has declared three days of national mourning after at least 84 people were killed in the city of Nice when an attacker drove a lorry into a large crowd celebrating the country's main national holiday.

Death toll from Islamic State group terrorist attack in Baghdad nears 300

A Baghdad bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed 292 people, the health minister said Thursday, raising the toll of what was already one of the deadliest attacks in Iraq.

UN chief condemns terrorist attack in Bangladesh

UN, 2 July 2016 – Senior United Nations officials have condemned the terrorist attack in a café in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka that reportedly killed 20 hostages over the weekend.

Blasts Rock Turkish Airport, Multiple Casualties

Several explosions rocked Istanbul's Ataturk airport late Tuesday.  Early reports, quoting unnamed authorities, described the blasts as suicide bombings.

Colombia and FARC sign historic ceasefire deal

The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have signed a ceasefire, which includes the armed group laying down their arms after more than 50 years of conflict.

Saudi denies threatening UN over blacklist

Saudi Arabia on Thursday denied threatening to cut-off humanitarian funding to pressurize the United Nations into removing the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen from a blacklist of child rights violators.

Fukushima victims still suffer five years on

Iidate Village, about 40 kilometers from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, is now almost a ghost town.

Cyclone Roanu: Half a million flee in Bangladesh

Cyclone Roanu has pounded coastal areas of Bangladesh, forcing half a million people to flee their homes and leaving at least 21 dead.

It made landfall at noon local time (06:00 GMT) on Saturday, causing floods, landslides and submerging homes.

ISIS attacks Syrian hospital, declares state of emergency

ISIS on Saturday killed 20 members of pro-regime forces in an attack on a Syrian hospital in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor, a monitoring group said after the militant group declared a state of emergency in its stronghold city in the conflict-torn country.

Ecuador quake death toll jumps to 646, one week on

Nearly 650 people are now known to have died in the strong earthquake that hit Ecuador one week ago, President Rafael Correa said Saturday, as the toll jumped yet higher.

The Pentagon has admitted the death of 20 civilians in the bombing of ISIS positions

The United States recognized the death of about 20 civilians during the bombing of the positions of the “Islamic state” (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria.

U.S.: Terror victims can seize Iranian money, Supreme Court rules

Victims of terrorist attacks backed by Iran can collect nearly $2 billion in Iranian funds, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

Bridge collapse in Kolkata, India, leaves scores dead, others trapped under rubble

A long section of an overpass under construction collapsed on Thursday in a crowded Kolkata neighborhood and sent tons of concrete and steel slamming onto midday traffic, killing at least 21 people and leaving scores of others injured, police said.