Death Toll

Hundreds of millions of life years lost to COVID-19 pandemic, according to WHO

The pandemic wrecked worldwide devastation and killed roughly seven million people, with the total death toll estimated to be closer to 20 million

Myanmar: Death toll from Cyclone Mocha reaches 145, majority being Rohingya refugees

On Sunday, Mocha dumped torrential rain and gusts of 195 kilometres per hour (120 miles per hour) on Myanmar and adjacent Bangladesh, destroying houses and turning streets into rivers

Bengal factory blast: Death toll rises to nine, numerous injured; CID launches probe

According to sources, a team from Kolkata's Criminal Inquiry Department (CID) arrived at the scene around 9:45 pm on Tuesday and commenced an inquiry with the assistance of forensic experts after the state government turned over the case to CID

'There's nothing left': Mississippi tornadoes kill 26

The tornado devastated a swath of the Mississippi Delta town of Rolling Fork, reducing homes to piles of rubble, flipping cars on their sides and toppling the town's water tower

Colombian mine explosion leaves 21 dead

Dozens of rescuers had searched for the miners in six interconnected legal mines, where officials are now investigating whether there was appropriate airflow

An arrest, a resignation and anger: What we know of the deadly Greece train crash that has killed 57 people

The fire department has confirmed that at least 57 people have died in Greece's worst-ever rail disaster. The majority of the casualties occurred in the first three carriages, which included first-class seats

Explained: What we know about the Israeli raid in Nablus that killed 10 people

A daytime Israeli military raid turned the northern West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian commercial centre, into a war zone. It is the latest bloody escalation in a months-long surge of Israeli raids into the occupied territory that has led to the deaths of some 200 Palestinians and the arrest

Another 4.7 magnitude earthquake jolts Turkey

More than 33,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, officials said

More than 21,000 people killed in Turkey-Syria earthquake

Chances of finding survivors have dimmed now that the 72-hour mark that experts consider the most likely period to save lives has passed

Helping quake-hit Turkey reaffirms India’s proactive diplomacy — and PM Narendra Modi’s statesmanship

India has emerged as one of the first countries to rush in relief material to Turkey, including a specially trained dog squad, medical supplies, drilling machines and other necessary equipment