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Powerful 7.6 quake strikes off Japan, tsunami warning lifted

A major earthquake rocked Japan's northern coast on Monday, with the country's meteorological agency recording several tsunami waves and local media reporting injuries.

100 abducted Nigerian children handed over to state officials

Around 100 schoolchildren kidnapped from a Catholic school in Nigeria last month were handed over to state officials Monday, AFP reporters saw.

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UN mobilises response after Sudan landslide kills hundreds

The United Nations said Tuesday it is working to respond to a devastating landslide in Sudan's Darfur region that buried an entire mountain village, killing as many as 1,000 people.

Fresh quake hits disaster-struck Afghanistan, as toll passes 1,400

A fresh 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit the east of Afghanistan on Tuesday, jolting a region still struggling with the aftermath of a powerful quake at the weekend that killed 1,400 people.

Scramble for survivors as Afghanistan quake death toll passes 1,400

A powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan at the weekend killed more than 1,400 people and injured thousands more, the Taliban government said on Tuesday, making it one of the deadliest to hit the country in decades.

Landslide flattens Sudan village, kills more than 1,000: armed group

Rescue teams were struggling to reach a remote mountain village in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday after a devastating landslide buried almost the entire community killing more than 1,000 people.

With aid slashed, Afghanistan's quake comes at 'very worst moment'

Afghanistan was already facing severe crises when it was rocked by another devastating earthquake, but this time there are fewer resources to muster after foreign funding was slashed to the bone this year.

Scramble for survivors as Afghan earthquake death toll passes 1,400

A powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan at the weekend killed more 1,400 and injured 3,000 others, the Taliban government said Tuesday, making it one of the deadliest to hit the country in decades.

Scramble for survivors after Afghan earthquake kills more than 900

Rescuers desperately searched Tuesday for survivors in the rubble of homes flattened by an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 900 people.

Search for survivors after Afghan earthquake kills 800

Rescuers desperately searched Tuesday for survivors in the rubble of homes flattened by an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 800 people.

Florence Announces AI-Assisted Workflows to Transform Clinical Trials

ATLANTA, GA / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2025 / Ahead of its premier life science event advancing Clinical Trial technology and innovation, Research Revolution, Florence Healthcare today announced its upcoming AI-centric workflows aimed at transforming clinical trials conducted across the study life-cycle. These solutions will significantly accelerate and enhance site identification, feasibility, start up, study conduct and remote monitoring for both sites and sponsors.

Semaglutide API Delivery Enables Start of Lab-Scale ODF Development at BioNxt

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2025 / BioNxt Solutions Inc. ("BioNxt" or the "Company") (CSE:BNXT)(OTC PINK:XPHYF)(FSE:4XT) is pleased to announce the receipt of the Semaglutide active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), enabling the initiation of laboratory-scale formulation and testing of the Company's oral dissolvable film (ODF) delivery system.

Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800, flattens villages

A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan on Monday, after a strong earthquake collapsed homes onto sleeping families in a remote, mountainous region, killing more than 800 people with the toll expected to rise, Taliban authorities said.

Earthquake in Afghan village leaves no family untouched

No household was spared death or injury in the village of Wadir when a powerful earthquake shook eastern Afghanistan, reducing homes to piles of rubble.

Tunisian brutalist landmark faces wrecking ball, sparking outcry

Tunisia's brutalist landmark the Hotel du Lac -- a 1970s postcard icon said to have inspired a desert-roving vehicle in "Star Wars" -- is being demolished, sparking calls from architects, historians and activists to save it.

International media protest over journalist deaths in Gaza

More than 250 media outlets in over 70 countries staged a front page protest Monday highlighting the deaths of scores of journalists in Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza, the Reporters Without Borders media freedom group said.

Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800

A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan Monday, after a strong earthquake and multiple aftershocks flattened homes in a remote, mountainous region, killing more than 800 people, the Taliban authorities said.

Ukraine says Russia linked to lawmaker's killing

Kyiv on Monday said Russia was linked to the weekend assassination of a pro-Western Ukrainian politician after the arrest of a suspect alleged to have carried out the shooting dressed as a courier.

Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 600

A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan Monday after a strong earthquake and multiple aftershocks flattened homes in the impoverished nation, killing more than 600 people, the interior ministry said.

Australian police say fugitive gunman is being helped

A gunman on the run in the bush in Australia after being accused of killing two officers was being aided by locals, police said Monday, as the manhunt entered its seventh day.

Uzbek workers fill gap as Bulgarian population shrinks

Nilfar Nazarova used to work as an accountant in her native Uzbekistan but for the past four summers she has been cleaning hotel rooms in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Albena.

Verdict due for former Danish minister in child porn scandal

A Danish court is due to announce its verdict Monday against a former government minister accused of possession of thousands of images of child sexual abuse.

Deadly quakes rattle eastern Afghanistan

At least 10 people were killed by a strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake and multiple aftershocks in eastern Afghanistan, provincial Nangarhar government officials said on Monday.

Australia police arrest man after Russian consulate car crash

Australian police arrested a man on Monday after a car was driven into the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney.

Zelensky says suspect arrested in shooting of Ukrainian lawmaker

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said early Monday that a suspect had been arrested in the shooting of former speaker of parliament Andriy Parubiy.

Wife of Australian man wanted in police killings urges him to surrender

The wife of an Australian man wanted in connection with the killing of two police officers urged her husband to surrender, in a statement sent to Australian media Sunday.

Leading politician shot dead in western Ukraine

A former Ukrainian speaker of parliament who was a leading figure in the country's pro-European protest movements of 2004 and 2014 was shot dead on Saturday in western Ukraine, officials said.

France probes online platform for possible 'paedophile content'

French authorities are zeroing in on an anonymous online platform suspected of distributing child pornography after a similar site was closed last year, the state regulator told AFP on Saturday.

Thailand power vacuum will 'not affect' border security: defence ministry

Thailand's lack of a formal government will not affect border security with Cambodia, the defence ministry said Saturday, as the kingdom scrambles to fill a power vacuum following the dismissal of the prime minister by the Constitutional Court.

US warship enters Panama Canal, heading toward Caribbean

A US guided missile cruiser, USS Lake Erie, was seen crossing the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Caribbean Friday night, after the Trump administration deployed warships near the coast of Venezuela.

'Trans' neo-Nazi shakes up gender debate in Germany

A fierce debate has erupted in Germany around a neo-Nazi provocateur who was ordered to serve time in a women's prison after legally changing gender, and has now not shown up to serve the sentence.

Smog then floods: Pakistani families 'can't catch a break'

Perched on her neighbour's rooftop, Ghulam Bano gazes down at the remains of her home, submerged in murky, foul-smelling floodwater that has engulfed much of Pakistan's Punjab region.

Iran has executed at least 841 people this year: UN

At least 841 people have been executed in Iran since the start of the year, the UN said Friday, decrying "a systematic pattern of using the death penalty as a tool of state intimidation".

German neo-Nazi heads for women's jail after gender change

A fierce debate has erupted in Germany around a neo-Nazi who is set to begin a jail term in a women's prison on Friday after legally changing gender.

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