Houthi rebels have claimed a missile landed near an oil tanker in the Red Sea.
Tens of thousands of protesters silently marched in Belgrade on Monday. They were commemorating the deaths of 16 people killed when a roof on a renovated railway station collapsed. The protesters are demanding snap elections, hoping to remove President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling SNS party.
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday night, causing widespread devastation. Thousands are believed to have been killed or injured, with hundreds still feared trapped under the rubble. The quake's epicenter was in the mountainous eastern province of Kunar, over 100 miles from Kabul.
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have requested international assistance following the devastating earthquake. The disaster has killed hundreds and leveled entire villages, exacerbating the country's existing challenges of food shortages and reduced foreign aid.
The Ashraf Massacre, which occurred 12 years ago, is being remembered.
Afghan earthquake survivors are using pickaxes to dig graves, as entire households have been wiped out.
5 Comments
KittyKat
Why are we focusing on protests in Serbia when a major humanitarian crisis like the earthquake in Afghanistan is unfolding?
Katchuka
Enough with remembering past massacres; we need to focus on preventing future ones and rebuilding.
Loubianka
Solidarity with the people of Afghanistan as they face the aftermath of this devastating earthquake.
Africa
The world is so quick to sympathize but does nothing to stop cycles of violence, like in Yemen with the Houthis.
Bermudez
The international community should not enable the Taliban by providing assistance. They are part of the problem.