At least 417 people have died in Mozambique, according to government, bringing to 676 the total deaths when combined with those from neighbouring Zimbabwe. read more

The death toll from the explosion at a chemical plant in east China’s Jiangsu province rose to 64 on Saturday, authorities said, adding at least 21 remain in critical condition and 28 others are listed as missing. read more

Cyclone Idai smashed into the coast of central Mozambique on Friday last week, unleashing hurricane-force winds and rains that flooded the hinterland and drenched eastern Zimbabwe. read more

Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s confidante Sam Pitroda has questioned the Balakot air strike days after the Pulwama terror strike. read more

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy visited the site on Thursday and told the media that several people were suspected to be trapped under the rubble. read more

Thursday’s blast at the Tianjiayi Chemical plant in the city of Yancheng is China’s worst industrial accident in years, with nearly 1,000 area residents moved to safety as of Friday as a precaution against leaks and additional explosions. read more

“At least 15 people are possibly still under the debris and it’s unlikely they will survive,” an emergency official said. read more

According to officials, the two patients — a 49-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman — were suffering from underlying cardiovascular diseases and died due to bilateral pneumonia, which is an infection of both the lungs. read more

More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation’s president said. read more

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has lauded his countryman Mian Naeem Rashid, who he said was ‘martyred trying to tackle the White Supremacist terrorist’, two days after 50 people were killed in attacks on two mosques in New Zealand’s worst mass shooting... read more

The additional death was discovered as bodies were being removed from the two buildings in the southern city of Christchurch, Police Commissioner Mike Bush told reporters. read more

An injured person is loaded into an ambulance following a shooting at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. A gunman opened fire on Friday prayers at a mosque in New Zealand killing several worshippers and forcing the city of Christchurch into lockdown as police launched a massive manhunt.

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26 people tested positive out of the 208 suspected swine flu patients. A total of 4,467 people have tested positive during this period, of which 153 people succumbed to the virus. read more

Within hours of the incident, police arrested the accused and said he was tasked by terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen to carry out the attack. read more

At least 72 more people succumbed to alcohol poisoning in two districts of Assam on Saturday, taking the death toll to 114 in what has turned into one of the worst episodes of mass hooch deaths in recent years. The deaths, mostly of tea estate workers in Golaghat and Jorhat districts, came less than two weeks after tainted liquor killed about 100 people in the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, on Tuesday ordered top officials to ensure “a complete ban on sale of illegal liquor” and take steps to arrest and punish the guilty. He also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the dead and Rs 50,000 to those undergoing treatment. (Hindustan Times)read more