5 German Climbers Are Killed by Avalanche in Italian Alps
The climbers were in two groups in northern Italy on Saturday night when an avalanche struck. Two people survived.
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Communities in Hurricane-Ravaged Jamaica Still Cut Off as Death Toll Climbs
The authorities have yet to reach dozens of areas in Jamaica, raising the question of how many people really died in last week’s storm.
Twenty Years Later, Atrocities Haunt Darfur Again
The world seems unable, or unwilling, to do much to stop a new struggle on an old battlefield, as atrocities sweep villages and towns.
Tanzania Racked by Deadly Protests After Election
The United Nations said at least 10 people had been killed. Opposition leaders claimed the death toll could be in the hundreds, and one official called for the military to step in.
In One Jamaican Town, Hurricane Melissa Left Behind Floodwaters and Dead Livestock
The Category 5 storm ravaged western Jamaica and drenched the small community of New River, where residents were coping with a massive clean up. At least 19 people have died nationwide, officials said.
Jamaica and Haiti Tally Hurricane Victims as Melissa Slams Cuba
About 20 people, including children, died in a Haitian community and at least three bodies were found in Jamaica, officials said, as they began to assess the huge storm’s damage.
U.S. Military Kills Four More People Accused of Smuggling Drugs on Boats
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the latest strike took place on Wednesday in the eastern Pacific. It came two days after the deadliest set of strikes in the weekslong campaign in Latin America.
Police Raid in Rio de Janeiro Leaves Over 130 Dead
The death toll in Rio’s deadliest police operation in history rose to 132 people, the state authorities say, sparking outrage and a reckoning.
Hundreds Killed in Massacre at Sudanese Hospital, W.H.O. Warns
The hospital had served as the last refuge for many starving or injured civilians in El Fasher, a major battleground in Darfur recently seized by the Rapid Support Forces.
Hurricane Melissa Leaves Trail of Destruction
Hurricane Melissa swept through the Caribbean, leaving at least 20 dead in Haiti and three in Jamaica as it moved toward the Bahamas. Officials are still searching for survivors in the deadly aftermath.