A 35-year-old Venezuelan who lived in Texas for years is now nearly 6,000 miles from his wife and five-month-old American son after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported him to West Africa. Carlos Téllez Sánchez said he had never heard of Liberia until last week, when he found out he was being deported to the … Read more
Devastation in Nepalese cities after deadly flood that killed more than 600 people Devastation in Nepali cities after deadly flood that killed more than 600 people 0:56 A team of police dogs was combing half-buried houses in the devastated town of Devighat on Saturday, looking for bodies. Above gates littered with silt and debris, ornate … Read more
Gunshots were heard around the city’s Diori Hamani International Airport and near the presidential palace. Published August 29, 2026 August 29, 2026 Sustained gunfire and explosions occurred in several areas of Niger’s capital Niamey, according to two Reuters witnesses, with the cause not immediately clear. A security source told Reuters that “terrorists” had attacked the … Read more
NUWAKOT, Nepal (AP) — Bad weather temporarily hampered air rescue operations in Nepal on Saturday as the search for thousands of people missing in areas devastated by catastrophic floods along the border with China entered its fourth day. Rescuers and military personnel have been working around the clock since Wednesday’s disaster, which killed more than … Read more
A San Francisco Bay Area couple who were on a pilgrimage to Tibet told CBS News on Friday that they thought they were going to die when they saw a mountain of water approaching them earlier this week. “I knew I was going to die,” Anjana Raja told CBS News. “I knew I was going … Read more
A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute warned its users on Friday about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped like US President Donald Trump’s head. The respected Trimbos Institute said several of the pills were recently delivered to a network of centers that test the drugs before taking them. “Do not use these pills at … Read more
NEED TO KNOW The remains found near a waterfall in Tasmania in January belonged to Celine Cremer, 31, who disappeared during a hike in June 2023. Cremer’s cell phone was found during a new search in December 2025, and her bones, teeth and clothing were found months later. Seven months after his remains were found, … Read more
Cracks on two other nearby glaciers are being monitored: officials posted at 16:09 BST 16:09 BST Navin Singh Khadka Environment Correspondent, BBC World Service Meteorology officials in Nepal have said they are now trying to monitor two more glaciers near the one that collapsed causing Wednesday’s devastating floods. They say monitoring is crucial because some … Read more
Israeli airstrikes killed five people in Gaza and three in the West Bank on Friday, despite a fragile US-brokered ceasefire. Meanwhile, thousands of sailors remain stranded in the Persian Gulf because of the Iran war, while Iran promotes an energy deal with Russia and the United States has imposed restrictions on a major Egyptian bank … Read more
European leaders pay tribute to late King Haraldpublished at 12:50 BST12:50 BST European leaders have shared tributes for Norway’s late monarch. Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahre Store describes how “an entire nation is in mourning and the people of Norway are left with a deep sense of gratitude for a long life in Norway’s service.” … Read more