At least 11 people died Wednesday when a fuel tanker collided with a bus in western Iran, state media reported. The vehicles crashed shortly after midnight (1900 GMT Tuesday) in Sanandaj, the capital of Iran's Kurdistan province, around 400 kilometers (250 miles) west of Tehran,...
At least 10 people were killed and hundreds of homes destroyed in a remote area of northeastern Afghanistan after melting snow triggered a landslide, officials said Thursday. A mountain lake in Panjshir, a province known for its snowcapped peaks north of Kabul, overflowed and sent water...
The youth football team rescued from a cave in Thailand will be unable to accept FIFA’s invitation to attend the World Cup final. “We have been informed by the Football Association of Thailand that due to medical reasons, the boys will not be in a position to travel to Moscow for...
The United Nations Tuesday criticized Israel's closure of its only cargo crossing with the Gaza Strip, warning that the measure could have negative consequences. In a statement, U.N. Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov urged Israel to reverse its decision. Israel said it was...
