Nov 06 Watch 3:13 News Wrap: Historic Odesa art museum damaged by Russian strikes In our news wrap Monday, Ukraine’s southern port of Odesa came under heavy Russian attacks, Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi began a hunger strike in Iran, aid is slowly reaching areas of Nepal hit by Friday’s earthquake, the Highland Park July… Continue watching
Nov 05 Nepalese villagers mourn loved ones who died in earthquake that killed 157 people By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press Villagers in the mountains of northwest Nepal on Sunday cremated the bodies of some of those who perished in an earthquake two days earlier. The strong temblor killed 157 people and left thousands of others homeless. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 1:07 News Wrap: Deadly earthquake strikes northwestern Nepal In our news wrap Saturday, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake in a remote area of Nepal killed at least 157 people, and the president of the European Commission met with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Kyiv to discuss Ukraine’s path to join the… Continue watching
Nov 04 Death toll feared to rise after earthquake in Nepal topples homes, killing at least 128 By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press Helicopters and ground troops rushed to help people hurt in a strong earthquake that shook districts in northwestern Nepal just before midnight Friday, killing at least 128 people and injuring dozens more, officials said Saturday. Continue reading
Oct 15 Another earthquake hits same region of Afghanistan suffering from multiple deadly quakes By Associated Press A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same province. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 1:26 News Wrap: Desperate search for survivors continues after Afghan earthquakes In our news wrap Sunday, the death toll in Saturday’s earthquakes that leveled multiple villages in western Afghanistan climbed to nearly 2,500, and U.S. gymnast Simone Biles won two gold medals on the final day of competition at the World… Continue watching
Oct 08 Afghan communities reel after powerful quakes, dig out dead and injured from rubble By Riazat Butt, Associated Press Men dug through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in western Afghanistan Sunday in desperate attempts to pull victims from the wreckage left by powerful earthquakes that killed at least 2,000 people. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 1:10 News Wrap: Deadly earthquakes strike villages in western Afghanistan In our news wrap Saturday, two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes in western Afghanistan killed more than 300 people according to a UN estimate and injured scores of others, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and a bipartisan delegation of senators met… Continue watching
Oct 07 Death toll from western Afghanistan earthquakes soars over 2,000 By Associated Press The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan has risen to over 2,000, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades. Continue reading
Sep 13 How to help Morocco earthquake victims By Miriam Barcenas More than 2,900 people have died since a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Western Morocco on Sept. 8, a number that is expected to grow as rescue efforts continue. The country's deadliest earthquake in 60 years injured at least 2,500 and… Continue reading