Category: 3. World

MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — Some residents of the flood-hit island of Sumatra resorted to looting, seeking food and water to survive, authorities said Sunday.

The floods, which hit nearly a week ago, have…

Four people have died after 14 people were shot at a family gathering in northern California on Saturday night, police said.

The victims, who range from “juveniles to adults”, were taken to local hospitals, Heather Brent, a spokesperson for…

A mass shooting at a child’s birthday party inside a banquet hall in Stockton, California, left at least four people dead, 11 others wounded, and the suspected shooter remains at large, officials said.

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Anger over a deadly blaze at a Hong Kong high-rise apartment complex simmered on Sunday as Beijing warned against attempts to use the disaster to disrupt the city, while people across the financial hub continued to mourn for the more than 128…

The death toll from floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka has risen to 159, with more than 200 people missing, as the country grapples with one of its worst weather disasters in years.

More than 20,000 homes have been destroyed, sending 108,000 people…

Tensions spike in Sino-Pak ties as drones operating from near the Af-Pak border killed three Chinese nationals in Tajikistan on Friday.

China reportedly launched a probe as reports emerged that drones that entered Tajikistan via Afghan airspace…

Ex-prime minister’s family calls for prayers for her early recovery after hospitalisation for a lung infection.

Bangladeshi former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has been hospitalised in “very critical” condition, according to members of her…