6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (709+ words) The mundane work of clearing grass and stones in a backyard has led to the discovery of Denmark's largest known hoard of Viking Age silver. The finder, a man based in the northern Danish municipality of Rebild who wishes to…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (231+ words) Rescuers in Nepal pulled a Chinese national and a woman alive 10 days after devastating floods hit the country, officials said Saturday. Related video above: 2 trapped workers rescued alive in Nepal nine days after flooding The man was rescued from a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (694+ words) Rescue teams with search dogs combed through mud, rocks and debris Tuesday in Nepal and China, looking for thousands of people still missing after catastrophic flooding tore through communities across the Himalayas, leaving more than 1,000 dead. Nepal's disaster agency said…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (895+ words) Authorities in Nepal warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain on high alert after water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River. Flood warning notices were sent to people's phones early Sunday as…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (1102+ words) Most arrive with nothing except the clothes they are wearing. Video above: Poor weather hampers Nepal floods rescue efforts As rescue efforts in communities buried by catastrophic flash floods along the border between Nepal and China entered their fourth day…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (432+ words) Oyo Nyimba, a tribal monarch in Uganda who ascended his ancient throne as an infant and fascinated world leaders as a boy king, has died. He was 34. The death of the king of Tooro was announced early on Friday by…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (964+ words) King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of European noblewomen to marry his school sweetheart, died Friday. He was 89. The…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (599+ words) Massive flash floods in Nepal on Wednesday killed at least 72 people and left hundreds of tourists, workers and others missing while causing widespread damage to villages and infrastructure. Officials said 384 tourists, including 291 from countries such as India, the United States,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (141+ words) A mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at the largest landfill in Guinea's capital Conakry early Sunday killing at least 22 people, according to a provisional toll by the country's civil protection service. Heavy rains, which started at around 3 a.m., washed over the…...

4+ week, 5+ hour ago   (543+ words) Searchers dug through collapsed buildings and landslide debris Sunday in eastern Indonesia as they searched for bodies and possible survivors a day after a powerful earthquake killed at least 47 people, injured more than 100 and displaced thousands. At least 24 people died…...