After injection, 34-month-old girl dies at hospital in south-central Vietnam
Vietnam News 18:11 13/10/2026A 34-month-old girl developed serious symptoms about four minutes after receiving an injection at a hospital in Gia Lai Province, south-central Vietnam, and later died despite emergency treatment on Monday.
At least 23 dead in Thailand floods, Bangkok airport in chaos
World 20:35 29/09/2026BANGKOK - The death toll from rains and flooding in Thailand has risen to 23, authorities said on Tuesday, as waters receded from the hard-hit capital Bangkok, where its main airport operated in chaos, and the government approved a multi-million aid package.
Floods, landslides kill 15 in India, four in Nepal as rivers rise
World 15:17 27/09/2026BHUBANESWAR, India/KATHMANDU - Heavy rain and storms have triggered floods and landslides across parts of India and neighbouring Nepal, killing at least 19 people and leaving 10 workers missing as rivers rose above danger levels, authorities said.
'Super' El Niño could cause 451,000 excess deaths, researchers say
World 15:33 23/09/2026SINGAPORE - Extreme heat caused by this year's "super-El Niño" could result in as many as 451,000 excess deaths across the globe in the six months through February 2027, researchers with the University of Chicago's Climate Impact Lab said on Wednesday.
France measures more than 7,300 excess deaths – and counting – during historic heatwaves
World 12:52 20/08/2026More than 7,300 excess deaths have been recorded in France over the historically hot summer as Europe grapples with worsening heatwaves, wildfires and droughts, public health authorities said Wednesday. France has suffered a record-breaking 52 days of heatwaves since mid-June, an AFP analysis found.
Noted climber Nirmal Purja among 10 dead in avalanche in Pakistan - officials
World 08:57 02/08/2026KATHMANDU - Celebrated Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, who set a record for the fastest ascent of the world's 14 highest mountains, died in an avalanche during an expedition in Pakistan, his company said on Saturday.
Japan quake toll rises to 13 as rescuers haul people from collapsed mall
World 11:27 29/07/2026KUMAMOTO, Japan - A 7.1-magnitude earthquake killed at least 13 people near the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto and rescuers are frantically searching for survivors trapped beneath the rubble, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Wednesday.
Vehicle mows down crowd at Berlin Pride festival, killing one
World 09:37 26/07/2026BERLIN - One person has been killed and 17 injured, with some in life-threatening condition, after a vehicle mowed down a crowd near Berlin's Pride celebrations on Saturday evening, setting off a manhunt for those responsible, the police said.
How flammable decor and lax rules turned Bangkok pub into a death trap
World 17:34 14/07/2026BANGKOK - At first, only thick smoke billowed out of the front entrance of the bar in northern Bangkok. It was around midnight.
Heatwave linked to more than 5,000 deaths in Germany, RKI says
World 11:56 10/07/2026BERLIN - Germany has recorded an estimated 5,120 heat-related deaths so far this year, most of them in late June when weekly average temperatures far exceeded 20 degrees Celsius, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for public health said on Thursday.
Eight killed in successive Hungary highway crashes, police say
World 15:45 12/06/2026BUDAPEST - Seven people were killed and two injured in western Hungary early on Friday when a minibus carrying nine individuals crashed into a truck idling in traffic caused by an earlier accident on the M1 highway, police said.
Hanoi police charge stepfather with murder in death of 4-year-old girl
Vietnam News 17:17 07/05/2026Hanoi police have arrested and charged a 22-year-old man for murder after a four-year-old girl died following repeated abuse allegedly carried out by her stepfather and biological mother.
