Death toll from Rio de Janeiro police operation rises to more than 132
A police raid in Rio de Janeiro resulted in more than 132 deaths, becoming Brazil's deadliest operation with mass casualties, arrests, and weapons seized.
Sudan appeals for aid after landslide kills more than 1,000 in Darfur
A massive landslide in Tarasin, Central Darfur's Marrah Mountains killed over 1,000 people, left only one survivor, and rendered the area largely inaccessible to aid.
At least 78 people killed as bus collides with fuel truck in western Afghanistan
Seventy-eight people, including many children, died when a bus carrying Afghans deported from Iran collided with vehicles and caught fire in Herat province.
