When he heard that devastating floods hit his village in northern Afghanistan last week, farmer Abdul Ghani rushed home from neighboring Kunduz province where he was visiting relatives. When he got home, he found out that his wife and three children had perished in the deluge.Two of his sons survived…

Reports that soldiers of Burma’s military government last week carried out a massacre of more than 30 civilians in a village in central Burma were supported Monday in interviews with a local administrator and a man who says he survived the killings.The bloodshed on Saturday morning in Let Htoke Taw…

The vast coin collection of a Danish butter magnate is set to finally go on sale a century after his death, and could fetch up to $72 million.Lars Emil Bruun, also known as L.E. Bruun, stipulated in his will that his 20,000-piece collection be safeguarded for 100 years before being…

Rescuers recovered more bodies Monday after monsoon rains triggered flash floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island over the weekend, bringing down torrents of cold lava and mud that left at least 44 people dead and another 15 missing.The heavy rains, along with a landslide of mud and cold lava from Mount…

Barbara Nabulo, a sickle cell disease patient, has emerged as a dedicated advocate for others facing the same condition in rural Uganda.Despite her own challenges with the disease, Nabulo serves as a counselor to fellow patients, offering them encouragement and hope.Nabulo regularly visits sickle cell patients in the hospital ward,…

A report from Sudan Witness project, run by the U.K.-based nonprofit Center for Information Resilience, said fires resulting from the fighting in Sudan destroyed or damaged 72 villages last month.The report highlights the use of fire as a weapon of war.Sudan’s conflict started in April 2024 when intense fighting broke…

Kazakhstan’s Supreme Court has convicted former government official Kuandyk Bishimbayev of torturing and murdering his wife.Bishimbayev was sentenced to 24 years in prison on Monday.The case sparked widespread public outcry, leading to calls for harsher penalties for domestic violence.Kazakhstan’s Supreme Court on Monday convicted a former government official of torturing…

Only a few hundred residents remain in the embattled town of Vovchansk in northeast Ukraine, with its population dwindling from its pre-war population of 17,000.Vovchansk has become a focal point of intense battles as pitched fighting engulfs the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions.Russia’s recent advance in the area captured at least…

Forty-nine employees of the Vatican Museums have filed a class-action complaint demanding improved treatment.The complaint, dated April 23, cited health and security risks due to cost-saving measures, including overcrowding and reduced security guards.The complaint references Catholic social teaching and Pope Francis’ calls for dignified treatment of workers.Forty-nine employees of the…

Over 150 Bavarian men participated in Germany’s national championship of “Fingerhakeln,” or finger wrestling, on Sunday.The unique tradition took place in a large beer tent in the small southern village of Bernbeuren.Finger wrestling originated as a way to settle disputes and is a well-known competitive sport in Germany’s Alpine region…