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The death toll from massive avalanches that blocked a mountain pass north of Kabul soared to 157, as hundreds more remained trapped ...

The death toll from the Haiti quake could be 230,000, the government says - close to the number killed in the 2004 Asian tsunami.

The staggering scope of Haiti's nightmare came into sharper focus as authorities estimated 200,000 dead and 1.5 million homeless in the quake-ravaged heart of this tragic land ...

At least 76 people have died in flooding and mudslides in Brazil's three largest states over the past four days, O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper reported on Sunday.

Violence against civilians in Iraq dropped dramatically in 2009, a report by an independent monitoring group says.

The Philippine government declared a state of emergency in southern parts of the country Tuesday after gunmen kidnapped and killed more than 40 people, according to state-run media.

The deadliest attack in Baghdad in two years killed 160 people and wounded 540, Iraq's Interior Ministry said today. Three U.S. contractors were hurt.

Between 15 and 20 people died Saturday when two trains collided outside of Cairo, Egypt, and officials expect the death toll to rise, the country's Interior Ministry said.

With no signs of the H1N1 virus slowing down, the flu strain continues to hit children and teens in larger numbers than any other age group, and researchers are at a loss to explain why. According to The Associated Press, 11 children have died from H1N1 just in the past week, raising the total to 86 since the flu strain first hit. 43 of those deaths have occurred in the past two months alone.

American military helicopters ferried tons of aid Sunday to a northern Philippine mountain region facing shortages of food, gasoline ...