Global Affairs
Two bodies recovered after avalanche hits climbers' camp in Nepal
Around a dozen people are still believed to be missing after heavy snow swept through the camp in Manang district on Sunday morning.
search and rescue
Global Affairs
Philippine rescuers pull more victims from charred ferry
Days after a fire ripped through the M/V June Aster, it is clear few of its victims ever made the water, with nearly all of the 76 confirmed dead found aboard the grounded vessel.
Global Affairs
Java Sea ferry tragedy: One dead, 102 rescued as search continues
The ferry was travelling from Surabaya to the south Kalimantan city of Banjarmasin and was last reported to be about 150km south of Banjarmasin around 02:00 local time on Sunday.
Global Affairs
More than 80 migrants feared dead after 27-day Atlantic ordeal
The boat is believed to have left The Gambia in West Africa in early August carrying 127 people. Human rights activist Helena Maleno Garzón, founder of Spanish charity Caminando Fronteras, said 83 people had di...
Global Affairs
Nepal flash flood toll climbs to 903 deaths, 4,247 missing
The number of missing people has increased sharply from the 2,502 reported on Sunday, highlighting the growing scale of the tragedy.
Global Affairs
Eight people killed after passenger boat capsizes off northern Cyprus
Unal Ustel, the north’s Turkish Cypriot prime minister, told Turkish state broadcaster TRT that 237 people have so far been rescued. A search is underway for another 22 people, officials said.
News
Ecuador intelligence chief among seven killed in Samburu helicopter crash
Sensi-Contugi and Hollihan were among the seven people who died after the helicopter went down while travelling from a wildlife conservancy in Loisaba towards Ewaso Nyiro.
Africa
At least 44 dead after ferry overturns on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba
The ferry was built to accommodate 90 passengers and five crew members. However, the number of people on the vessel appears to have been higher, with a lake official putting the figure at about 120 people, amon...
Global Affairs
Woman and infant die after capsizing near Liberty Island; 12 rescued
The incident occurred near Liberty Island, home to the Statue of Liberty and a major tourist destination in New York harbour
Global Affairs
Five dead, 41 missing after Indonesian passenger ferry catches fire at sea
The blaze broke out aboard the passenger ferry KMP Mutiara Sentosa 2 as it travelled from Surabaya in East Java to Makassar in South Sulawesi, according to Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarna...
Global Affairs
Mountaineer Nirmal Purja killed in Pakistan avalanche, his company says
Elite Expeditions said it confirmed with "profound sadness and immense heartbreak" that Purja, 43, had died in Thursday's avalanche. His brother Kamal later wrote: "We will miss you every single day".
Coast
40 rescued after passenger vessel capsizes off Mkondoni coast
The Kenya Coast Guard Service (KCGS) said personnel from its Shimoni Station responded to a distress call and launched a search-and-rescue operation on Saturday, August 1, 2026.