Bangladesh building collapse death toll rises to 661
DHAKA, BANGLADESH (BNO NEWS) -- The death toll from one of the world's worst industrial disasters in modern history surpassed 660 Monday after rescue workers in Bangladesh recovered dozens of decomposing bodies from the site where an eight-story [...]
Death toll in Bangladesh building collapse reaches 481
DHAKA, BANGLADESH (BNO NEWS) -- Rescue workers in Bangladesh have recovered the remains of dozens of people at the site where an eight-story factory building collapsed more than a week ago, local officials said on Friday, raising the confirmed [...]
Mine collapse in Sudan’s Darfur kills at least 53
KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least 53 people were killed this week when a gold mine collapsed in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, making it the country's worst ever mine disaster, local officials said on Thursday. The death toll is expected [...]
Pope condemns Bangladesh ‘slave labor’ as death toll hits 411
DHAKA, BANGLADESH (BNO NEWS) -- Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned as "slave labor" the poor conditions for thousands of people who worked at a Bangladeshi factory that collapsed last week. He made the comments as rescue workers continued to [...]
Death toll in Bangladesh building collapse reaches 256
DHAKA, BANGLADESH (BNO NEWS) -- Rescue workers have so far recovered the bodies of 256 people after an eight-story building collapsed in Bangladesh, local authorities said on Thursday, as hopes of finding survivors among hundreds of people who [...]
Fire at Islamic school in Myanmar kills 13 boys
YANGON, MYANMAR (BNO NEWS) -- Thirteen children were killed Tuesday when a fast-moving fire engulfed a mosque and its adjoining religious school in Myanmar's largest city, local authorities said. The blaze was blamed on an electrical fault and [...]
Landslide kills 14 workers at mining site in Tanzania
ARUSHA, TANZANIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least fourteen people were killed Sunday when a landslide buried workers at a mining site in northern Tanzania, rescue workers said on late Monday. No less than six other workers are believed to be missing and [...]