At least 172 people have taken their own lives using the suicide powder “substance X” since 2015, suicide prevention organisation Stichting 113 and the Amsterdam health board estimate. It is the first time an investigation has been carried out into how widespread use of the powder is, the organisations say. The average age of people who had obtained the powder was 59, although the biggest group, some 38%, was over 70. “The figures show that this is a very diverse
Indonesian officials said a search and rescue team had found 18 people killed by landslides on Sulawesi island and are still looking for two missing
Landslides hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing at least 18 people
Findings also detailed how a ‘bald man in black’ thought by service members to be the bomber was misidentifiedThe suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed US troops and Afghans in August 2021 was not preventable, and a “bald man in black” spotted by US service members on the morning of the attack was not the bomber, according to a new review by US Central Command.The findings, released on Monday, refute assertions by some service members who believed they had a chance to take out the...
A devastating fire at a Henrico County apartment complex for seniors has forced out at least 50 residents.
TANA TORAJA, Indonesia (AP) — A search and rescue team found 18 people killed by landslides on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island and are still looking for two missing, officials said Monday.
A Taliban spokesman says heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Heavy rains pounding different parts of Kenya have led to the deaths of at least 13 people and displaced some 15,000, the United Nations said, as forecasters warned more rains
Police said they were still receiving calls from people inside the building asking for help.
A fire at a building in Hong Kong has killed at least five people and left another 11 injured
HONG KONG (AP) — At least four people were killed and another 12 injured in a fire in a building in Hong Kong. The fire broke out at a building called New Lucky House in Hong Kong’s Jordan neighborhood. Police said three males and one female were killed. Police also said they were still receiving
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A police official says a motorcycle bomb has killed two people and injured five in Pakistan’s restive southwest. It’s the latest unrest to hit Baluchistan province, where militants have tried to target a naval facility and a government building in recent weeks. Nobody immediately claimed responsibility for Sunday’s blast in Khuzdar