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PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) — The death toll as a result of rain-triggered flash floods in the northwestern region of Pakistan has risen to at least 60, while three others remain missing, local officials said on Tuesday.
The flash floods, triggered…
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON (BNO NEWS) — At least 28 people have been killed and several others have been injured after a bus and a truck collided on a highway in southwest Cameroon over the weekend, state-run media reported on Tuesday.
The accident happened o…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday pledged continued efforts to help the Gulf Coast recover from Hurricane Katrina and said the federal government is better prepared to respond to natural disasters than it was six year…
SULAWESI, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — Indonesia’s Mount Lokon, located on the northern tip of the island of Sulawesi, showed declining activity on Monday after erupting several times last week, authorities said. Meanwhile, new activity has been reported at…
KOCHI (BNO NEWS) — Several people were injured on early Monday morning when an Airbus 320 belonging to Gulf Air skidded off the runway at an airport in southwest India, the airline said. Heavy rainfall is believed to have caused the incident.
The inc…
BULAMBULI, UGANDA (BNO NEWS) — Two rain-triggered landslides in the eastern region of Uganda buried hundreds of homes on early Monday morning, the Red Cross said, killing at least 23 people. Others are feared missing.
The deadliest landslide happened…
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — The three major airports serving New York City are set to reopen on Monday after Hurricane Irene made its way along the U.S. East Coast, the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) confirmed on late Sunday.
John F. …
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — Hurricane Irene is estimated to have caused between $200 million and $400 million in insured losses in the Carolinas, catastrophe modeling company EQECAT reported on Sunday. More serious damage is expected in other areas along th…
SHIJIAZHUANG, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — Eighteen people were killed on early Sunday morning when a minibus carrying migrant workers rear-ended a semi-trailer in northern China, police said.
The accident happened at around 5 a.m. local time when the minibus …
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — Forecasters at the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) on early Sunday morning briefly issued a tornado warning for parts of New York City as Hurricane Irene headed for the city.
The NWS issued the warning at 3.48 a.m. EDT for Q…
