ByAPDwriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,June9(APD)-TheAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB),onFridaysaidithadapprovedaUS2milliondollarsgranttofinancereliefeffortsinSriLankafollowing
The United Nations Security Council on Friday "condemned in the strongest terms" another mortar shelling earlier in the day on the Russian embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus, which caused significant material damage
Rainstorms have caused severe disruptions across north and central China since Wednesday morning, causing casualties, traffic chaos and the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people.
Three people were injured in a blast reportedly caused by a firecracker at a bus stop in central Moscow, the TASS news agency reported Monday.
At least 17 people have been confirmed dead after an explosion ripped through a restaurant in east China's Anhui Province around noon on Saturday, local authorities said.
At least 17 people have been confirmed dead after an explosion ripped through a restaurant in east China's Anhui Province around noon on Saturday, local authorities said.
An explosion in a chemical plant in Barcelona on Thursday has caused a toxic orange cloud that forced people to stay indoors for several hours.
A total of 17,760 fires broke out during China's Spring Festival holiday, leaving 43 people dead and 17 injured, the fire department of the Ministry of Public Security said Thursday.
At least 45 people have sought medical assistance after a fire broke out in a Moscow metro on Wednesday.
More than a hundred people have infected norovirus at a hospital in Japan's Yokohama, municipal officials said Monday.
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