At least 64 killed, dozens reported missing in Ethiopia landslides, floods
The death toll from landslides and flooding in the Gamo Zone of southern Ethiopia has risen to at least 64, with dozens more people missing, police have said.
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon rises to 687
Israeli strikes on Lebanon have killed at least 687 people since 2 March, Lebanon's information minister said on Thursday, as Israel threatened to expand its operations as it fights Hezbollah in the country.
· Middleeasteye
Chinese man arrested in Kenya with 2,000 live queen ants at Nairobi airport
A Chinese national has been arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi after authorities found more than 2,000 live queen garden ants hidden in his luggage, Kenyan officials said.
· AfricaNews
Israeli settlers in West Bank use cover of Iran war to attack and murder Palestinians
Early on Sunday morning, residents of Abu Falah, a small town near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, spotted a group of around 100 Israeli settlers gathered on a hill near their homes.
· Middleeasteye
In photos: Aftermath of Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Live Blog Update| War on Iran This is an entry from: Iran war live: Israel attacks displaced in Beirut, Iraq shuts down oil port operationsIn photos: Aftermath of Israeli attacks on Lebanon12 March 2026 11:40 GMT Mourners attend the funeral of four family members killed overnight by Israeli air strikes that targeted…
· Middleeasteye
Florida mom with heart tattoo grins in mugshot as charged with trying to murder her sister
A Florida mom with a heart tattoo on her face was all smiles after she allegedly shot her sister during an argument — with both women refusing to tell cops what happened.
· Patrick Reilly
Cambodia arrests 65 in AI video scam ring posing as Japanese police | South China Morning Post
Cambodia arrested 65 suspects in a Phnom Penh raid on an alleged AI-powered scam centre that targeted European victims with live video calls.
High Court rules in favour of journalist Owen Jones in Raffi Berg libel case
The UK's High Court has ruled in favour of the journalist Owen Jones on key issues in a libel case brought by Raffi Berg, BBC news online's Middle East editor, over an article in which Jones alleged that Berg fostered a culture of bias towards Israel.
· Middleeasteye
Iranian women’s football team lands in Malaysia as video fuels fresh asylum claims
The video shows a man saying three Iranian players told Malaysian police they wanted to remain in the country. The claim has not been independently verified
· Ushar Daniele
Ex-FBI agent fears Nancy Guthrie suspect could soon ‘strike again’
A former FBI agent fears that those behind Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping — and “potential” murder — could soon “strike again.”
· Emily Crane
Boy, 15, charged with rape and home break-ins
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UN chief condemns killing of UNICEF worker in DR Congo strike
The Secretary-General expressed outrage over the death of UNICEF’s Karine Buisset, who was killed in a drone strike on a building housing aid workers in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
· AfricaNews
At least 50 people killed after landslides sweep Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — At least 50 people have died and 125 others are missing after landslides hit three districts in southern Ethiopia following a week of heavy rains, a local official said Thursday.
Judicial reform laws take effect allowing constitutional appeals of court rulings, punishment for 'legal distortion'
A set of judicial reform laws were officially proclaimed Thursday, allowing constitutional appeals of Supreme Court rulings, punishment for judges who intentionally distort legal principles and an expansion of the top court.
· Yonhap
Hardik Pandya in legal trouble as complaint filed over alleged insult to Indian flag - DailyNews
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has landed in legal trouble after a Pune-based advocate filed a complaint with the police, alleging disrespect to the Indian national flag during the T20 World Cup victory celebrations in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Police treating deaths of mother and baby as suspicious
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Russian court convicts 19 in deadly 2024 concert hall attack
Men tried on the charges of involvement in a terror attack at the Crocus City Hall in March 2024 listen to the verdict in a glass cage at the Second Western District Military Court in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
Strikes kill nine people near Iraq-Syria border, security officials say
Air strikes killed at least nine Iran-backed fighters in Iraq on Thursday near the Iraqi-Syrian border, two senior security officials told AFP.
· Middleeasteye
Indian crew member killed on oil tanker attacked near Iraq's Basra
An Indian crew member on a US-owned crude oil tanker was killed in an attack near Basra on Wednesday, India’s embassy in Baghdad said.
· Middleeasteye
ADF member charged with assault, robbery of fellow soldier granted bail
ADF member Reece Humbles has appeared in court on charges of robbery, aggravated assault and deprivation of liberty.
· Oliver Chaseling
South Africa summons new US ambassador over 'undiplomatic remarks'
Pretoria summoned the new US ambassador Wednesday to explain "undiplomatic remarks" about South African racial policies and court decisions, the foreign minister said.
· AfricaNews
Iranian regime-linked handler investigated by Australian police over alleged death threat
Protester alleges that Iranian handler ‘turned around and looked at us and then drew a line on his throat and pointed to us’
· Josh Butler, Adeshola Ore
Senegal parliament toughens punishment for homosexual acts
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko addresses journalists following his release from police custody in Dakar, Senegal, on March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui, File)
· Babacar Dione
Rep. Yang Moon-seok loses Assembly seat in top court ruling, mulls appeal
Rep. Yang Moon-seok of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea was stripped of his assembly seat with the Supreme Court on Thursday, upholding his fraud conviction.
· Son Ji-hyoung
YouTuber’s 3-year prison term upheld over Tzuyang blackmail
South Korea’s Supreme Court upheld a three-year prison sentence for a YouTuber accused of blackmailing fellow creator Tzuyang, confirming a lower court ruling that found him guilty of extorting tens of millions of won by threatening to expose alleged personal scandals.
· Park Han-na
Spain shocked after fire kills three women in gender violence case
Spain was on Wednesday shocked by one of its worst episodes of gender-based violence as police investigated a suspected arson attack on a residential building that left three women dead and four other people injured.
· AFP
Queensland’s ‘from the river to the sea’ laws likened to Bjelke-Petersen era anti-protest regime
Greens MP says arrests under new pro-Palestine slogan bans bear hallmarks of ‘authoritarian police state’ as deputy premier says ‘the law’s the law’
· Andrew Messenger
Hundreds farewell victims of NSW alleged triple-murder
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Ruling party lawmaker loses seat after fraud conviction; mulls constitutional complaint
The Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed a suspended prison sentence for Rep. Yang Moon-seok of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, effectively stripping him of his seat in the National Assembly.
· Yoon Min-sik
Senegal parliament doubles penalty for gay sex
Senegal's parliament on Wednesday passed legislation doubling the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison amid a crackdown on the country's gay community.
· AfricaNews
Police call off renewed search for Gus Lamont
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Girl returned to killer parents despite ‘cult’ warning
A little girl was killed by her parents after being returned home by authorities despite concerns from medical experts over her family’s extreme religious beliefs, a coroner has heard.
· Rex Martinich
Robodebt was the great test of Australia’s accountability mechanisms – and they failed
The final report into the Centrelink debt recovery process that wreaked havoc on the vulnerable is not the full-stop many wanted. It has not restored the trust that was so fundamentally broken
· Christopher Knaus
Israeli ‘double-tap strike’ hits displaced on Beirut seafront, kills eight
Israel’s latest daily large-scale attacks on Lebanon have killed at least a dozen people in Beirut and the south, as Iran and Hezbollah launched coordinated waves of attacks on Israel, with renewed conflict on this volatile front boiling over as part of the wider war launched by the United States and Israel on Iran.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Israeli attack kills three in Lebanon's Aramoun
Three people have been killed and a child injured in an Israeli attack on Aramoun, a town in the hills overlooking Beirut, according to Lebanon's National News Agency, citing an official statement.
· Middleeasteye
Navy brings fishing trawler suspected of carrying narcotics and weapons to Dikowita Harbor - DailyNews
A multi-day fishing trawler carrying suspected narcotics and a stockpile of modern automatic firearms was brought to the Dikowita Fishing Harbor today (12) following a successful operation by the Sri Lanka Navy, in coordination with the Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Perth music promoter Andrew Scally's killer sentenced to jail
Andrew Scally, known as Andy, was a well-known figure in the Perth entertainment and nightlife industry. (Facebook: Andy Scally)
· Piper Duffy
Four arrested by police for illegal diesel collection of 19,060 liters in Biyagama - DailyNews
The Kelaniya Division Crime Investigation Bureau has arrested four suspects for illegally collecting and possessing 19,060 liters of diesel, the Police Media Division said. The arrests were made during a raid in the Biyagama Pahala area yesterday(11).
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Texas man’s final words revealed as he’s executed for fatally stabbing girlfriend and her son as survivor of attack looks on
A Texas man was put to death Wednesday evening for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son in 2013, apologizing profusely to her older son who survived with multiple stab wounds and witnessed the execution.
· Associated Press
Students among 17 dead in RSF drone attack in Sudan’s White Nile State
At least 17 people have been killed, including female students, teachers, and health workers, following a drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a secondary school and a health centre in war-torn Sudan‘s White Nile State, in the south of the country, according to the Sudanese Doctors Network.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Woman and child found dead in Queensland home
Police discovered the bodies of the mother and daughter after reports of an injured man, covered in blood, in Logan, in Brisbane’s south
· Australian Associated Press
Children killed, a school turned into a graveyard: even in wartime, we can’t accept this | Gordon Brown
There are rules and world leaders must insist they are honoured in practice and in spirit. After this atrocity in Iran, a more effective tribunal for crimes against children is essential
· Gordonbrown
Missing Illinois dad Dan Davis found dead after months of ‘agony’ for family searching for him
A missing Illinois father was found dead more than three months after a car crash in which he refused medical treatment and was later dropped off at work by police before disappearing.
· Richard Pollina
North Korea unveils image of leader's daughter firing pistol
SEOUL — North Korea released an image on Thursday of leader Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter firing a pistol, weeks after photos showed her shooting a rifle — once again stoking speculation she is being groomed as heir.
· Agence France-Presse
Renewed search locates no new evidence in Gus Lamont case
Four-year-old Gus Lamont was reported missing on September 27 last year. (Supplied: SA Police)
Galon-Entera rules Kosmas Pickle Fest Novice play
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Berdhel Galon and Jammy Jueza-Entera combined sharp court awareness and steady net play to outduel Bless Maiso and Gail Bercede, 15-11, and headline the gold medal winners in the Novice division of the Kosmas Pickle Fest 2026 Adult Categories at the Net and Paddle courts here Wednesday.
· The Manila Times
Iran's unrelenting attacks on Mideast shipping and energy infrastructure send oil prices soaring
Mourners and supporters of the Iranian government attended a funeral in Tehran on Wednesday for senior military commanders and others killed during the ongoing war with the United States and Israel.
· Jon Gambrell
Bugna returns, eyes sweep in Gov. Jubahib netfest
MANILA, Philippines — Kathlyn Bugna returns to the court and immediately takes center stage as she headlines the Gov. Edwin Jubahib National Juniors Tennis Championships at the DavNor Sports Tourism Sports Complex in Tagum City, Davao del Norte.
· The Manila Times
Meta, Thai police operation leads to takedown of 150,000 scam accounts, 21 arrests
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· Victor Barreiro Jr.
Cops storm SoCal mall after hoax call targets streamers filming with child
Chaos erupted at a packed Southern California mall Wednesday evening after a hoax emergency call triggered a massive police response — all while two livestreamers were broadcasting their day with a young fan.
· Pierce Sharpe