Deaths

A reticulated python at rest in captivity. Photo: Wikipedia/Mariluna
South Asia

Missing Indonesian woman found dead inside python after three days

The husband of 45-year-old Farida and residents of Kalempang village in South Sulawesi province discovered her on Friday inside the reticulated python

View of the damage after a landslide in Maip Mulitaka, Enga province, Papua New Guinea May 24, 2024 in this obtained image. Photo: Emmanuel Eralia via REUTERS
World+Biz

More than 4,000 likely impacted by Papua New Guinea landslide, aid group says

A major fire at a family entertainment venue has led to several deaths, May 25, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
South Asia

Fire at entertainment venue kills at least 24 people in western India

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Lightning strikes kill 11 in 5 districts

Infographics: TBS
Health

What's behind deaths from anaesthesia complications?

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Health

1.61 lakh die annually from tobacco-related diseases in Bangladesh: Experts

Cancer deaths in Bangladesh up 8% since 2018
Health

Cancer deaths in Bangladesh up 8% since 2018

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Bangladesh

Two children drown in pond in Ctg

According to a 2018 study in the Lancet, police kill more than 300 black Americans - at least a quarter unarmed - each year in the US. PHOTO: REUTERS
World+Biz

New study finds over 1.6 million excess deaths among Black Americans over 2 decades

The World Health Organization logo is pictured at the entrance of the WHO building, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
World+Biz

Injuries, violence cause 12,000 deaths worldwide each day: WHO

Photo: TBS/Mohammad Minhaj Uddin
Bangladesh

BM Container Depot tragedy: 2 more bodies identified through DNA test

Illegal vehicles, unauthorised drivers, motorcycles and unfit heavy vehicles contribute to undisciplined roads and highways. Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

July sees highest 739 deaths in road accidents in a year

Firefighters spray a tanker truck with water in order to cool it down as they remove it from the site of a deadly explosion that destroyed the five-star Hotel Saratoga, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 6, 2022. A powerful explosion apparently caused by a natural gas leak killed at least 18 people, including a pregnant woman and a child, and injured dozens Friday when it blew away outer walls from the luxury hotel in the heart of Cuba’s capital. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)n Espinosa)
World+Biz

Gas leak blamed for blast at iconic Havana hotel that killed 22