Iran blames ‘negligence’ for port blast as death toll rises to 70

AFP Firefighters were still working to extinguish blazes at the port on Monday, two days after the blast Iran’s interior minister has said negligence was a factor in the massive…

Myanmar quake toll passes 1,600 as people dig for survivors with bare hands

Myanmar earthquake: Moment rescuers pull woman alive from rubble The number of people known to have died following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar has risen to more than 1,600, with…

Israel kills Hamas official in hospital, as Gaza death toll climbs

An Israeli air strike on a hospital in Gaza killed a senior Hamas leader and an aide on Sunday evening, a Hamas official told the BBC. Ismail Barhoum, the group’s…

Nation mourns as death toll soars past 150

‘We all know someone who has died’ – Valencia residents tell BBC correspondent At least 158 people have died in Spain’s worst flooding disaster in generations as rescuers battle odds…