BENGALURU, India (AP) — The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists. That may have led to the backed-up water surging downstream with enormous force a few hours later, they suggested.Scientists…
Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic died at the age of 84 on Thursday while serving a life sentence in The Hague, Bosnian news portal Klix.ba reported.Mladic, the former commander of the Bosnian Serb Army, had suffered from serious health problems for years. His family, along with authorities in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina`s…
It is the second consecutive year that jellyfish has forced the closure of the Gravelines power station in northern France.
The order directs Interior Secretary Burgum to update the Geographic Names database to reflect the new name
The killing of at least eight women in a week has sparked outrage in Cameroon.
Bangladesh would consider it “positively” if founding members of the Mecca defence pact invite the South Asian nation, Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman told parliament.“Joining the pact or not has not come yet, as it is subject to the intention of the parties involved in the pact. If they invite Bangladesh to join, then we will…
Nickolay Mladenov warns that a collapse of last October’s ceasefire would be “a point of no return” for the region.
An Egyptian pharmaceutical company is developing a potential vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, with up to $16.5 million in funding from CEPI to advance the candidate toward human trials as the DRC battles its largest outbreak of the virus.
Russian strikes hit Ukraine’s Sumy and Odesa regions overnight on 27 August. At least one person was killed and seven injured, according to regional authorities.
The Bosnian Serb commander led a campaign of ethnic cleansing during the Bosnian conflict.