DAKAR, Senegal — Women slain with babies wrapped against their bodies, lifeless children intertwined together, a 2-month-old face-up on the ground with puppies crawling on his tiny frame. The scenes were horrifying, but the 32-year-old farmer felt he had to document them, as proof of the carnage in his central Burkina Faso village. More than … Read more
By Ceyda Caglayan and Burcu Karakas SAMANDAG, Turkey (Reuters) – Habip Yapar felt lucky that his home in southern Turkey withstood last year’s devastating earthquake. Then a text message appeared on his phone in October telling him the government was taking ownership of the apartment. The message sent to Yapar, 61, declared that the deeds … Read more
CROTONE, Italy — Survivors and family members of victims of a tragic shipwreck a year ago that killed 94 migrants, including 35 minors, just a few meters off Italy’s southern coast, returned for three days of commemorations ending Monday, calling for truth and justice. A torchlight vigil, a photo exhibition and a protest march were … Read more
HROZA, Ukraine — A banner at the bus stop outside this grieving village in northeast Ukraine delivers a verdict — and a warning to would-be Russian informants. “KILLERS HAVE A NAME,” it reads. “KILLED 59 FELLOW VILLAGERS FOR RUSSIAN MONEY.” Photos show a victim’s limp, dirt-caked hands next to a portrait of former local police … Read more
WARSAW, Poland — A group of survivors of Nazi death camps will mark the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp during World War II in a modest ceremony Saturday in southern Poland. Some 20 survivors from various camps set up by Nazi Germany around Europe were to lay wreaths at the Death … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Eight decades since Nazis killed millions of Jews in the Holocaust, only about 245,000 of those who survived are still alive to tell the tale. After the Holocaust, Europe’s heavily diminished Jewish population spread out across the globe. Since most countries do not systematically track survivors, it … Read more
ZINDA JAN, Afghanistan — A 6.3 magnitude quake on Oct. 7 killed and injured thousands of people in Afghanistan’s west. Three months on, survivors are struggling to rebuild their lives. Some families are living in canvas-colored tents in Zinda Jan district, the quake’s epicenter in the province of Herat, where every home was flattened. People … Read more
SUZU, Japan — Rescuers searched the rubble of collapsed homes in western Japan on Wednesday in the hopes of finding survivors of this week’s earthquake, which killed dozens of people. The magnitude 7.6 temblor Monday, which has had many aftershocks, rocked the Ishikawa prefecture and the surrounding area, toppling thousands of buildings, sparking fires and … Read more
SUZU, Japan — Rescue workers and canine units urgently sifted through rubble Wednesday ahead of predicted freezing cold and heavy rain in what the prime minister called a race against time after powerful earthquakes in western Japan killed 62 people. Dozens are believed trapped under collapsed buildings. Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas were rattled by … Read more
Parvati Shallow has some big news! The 41-year-old Survivor winner took to social media on Saturday (December 30) to come out as queer. She did so while hard-launching a new relationship with her partner Mae Martin! Read more about Parvati Shallow’s big news… Hopping on Instagram, Parvati shared a roll of pictures that she and … Read more