Three Killed in Stabbing Attack in Taiwan
The attacker, who threw smoke grenades inside a train station in Taiwan’s capital, later continued his rampage nearby and died in falling from a building.
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Suspects in Bondi Beach Shooting Identified as Father and Son
Officials said the father had been living in Australia since 1998, and that neither man appeared to have a criminal record before the mass shooting on Sunday.
Six U.N. Peacekeepers Killed in Drone Strike in Sudanese Battle Zone
The strike on a United Nations base in the southern Kordofan region was the deadliest single episode for the body’s personnel in Sudan’s civil war.
Deadly Storm Causes Massive Flooding Across Gaza
Nearly 795,000 displaced people in Gaza were at risk of dangerous floodwaters, according to the United Nations. The heavy rain and strong winds flooded makeshift shelters and collapsed several buildings, according to the Gaza Civil Defense.
In a Hamlet Built on Forbidden Love, a Cyclone Buried It All
Three generations of a family built their homes and lives in Sri Lanka’s highland tea country. The biggest storm in decades wiped out their hamlet in a landslide.
Firefighter Is Killed as Multiple Wildfires Burn in Australia
The firefighter died after being struck by a tree. Dozens of homes in two states have been lost as hot, windy conditions point to a challenging fire season.
Fire at a Nightclub in Goa, India, Kills at Least 25
Officials said they were investigating the blaze in the southwestern state of Goa, a popular tourist destination.
At Least 17 Migrants Die in Greece’s Worst Shipwreck in Two Years
Two people were rescued from a half-sunken boat off the island of Crete on Saturday evening, but 17 others died in the wreck.
Ruined Rice Fields and Broken Rail Lines: Sri Lanka Counts Cost of Cyclone
Officials estimate the damage runs into billions of dollars, a headache for the island nation just recovering from an economic crash.
“I Want to Find My Wife”: Indonesians Despair After Flooding
Indonesians reeled from devastating floods caused by heavy rains that killed least 700 people. Similar extreme weather tearing through South and Southeast Asia also ravaged parts of Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.