Five people dead and five missing after flash floods sweep across Syria
Heavy rains have brought severe flooding to Raqqa, Deir Az Zor, and other Syrian provinces, taking the lives of four children and a driver. Five others are still missing, including two children. We hold these grieving and anxious families in our hearts.
Unidentified man found dead at a recycling centre in Clondalkin, Dublin
The body of a man was found at Greyhound Recycling Centre in Clondalkin, Dublin, early on Saturday 24 October. Gardai have not yet been able to identify him. He is thought to be between 20 and 50, slim, with brown or blonde hair, and was wearing Nike and Adidas sportswear. Gardai have released a...
Families in Papua New Guinea going hungry as severe drought dries up rivers and gardens
A severe El Nino drought has left as many as 8 million people in Papua New Guinea short of food and water. Some areas have had less than a quarter of their usual rain since August, and rivers and family food gardens have dried up. In the rural highlands families are rationing to one meal a day,...
Three customers and two staff hurt by chemical burns at a restaurant in Forest City, North Carolina
Three customers and two employees at a Chili's in Forest City, North Carolina, suffered chemical burns after an industrial degreaser in a mislabeled container was used by mistake to prepare margaritas. Pray for each of the five to heal fully, and for the staff carrying the shock of what happened.
Earl Barret, television writer, dies at 94
Earl Barret, the television writer who co-created Too Close for Comfort, died at his home in Sherman Oaks, California, on October 22. He was 94. Over three decades he wrote for more than 30 shows, including Bewitched, The Andy Griffith Show and Sanford and Son, and co-wrote the film See No Evil,...
Four members of the Morton family hurt in a home invasion in Toronto's Bridle Path
Three masked men broke into a home on Hyde Park Circle in Toronto's Bridle Path early on Thursday morning. David Morton, 75, and his daughters Cristina and Maggie were shot, and all four family members, including his wife Doriana, were struck with a hammer. Police say two have life-altering...
KM Tahsif Souri, former air force officer in his late 20s, found dead in a Dhaka river
Police in Bangladesh recovered the body of KM Tahsif Souri, a former air force flight lieutenant in his late 20s, from the Turag River in Dhaka on Wednesday, a day after he went missing. He had spent Tuesday shopping with his mother, went out that evening after a friend called, and messaged her that...
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