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Myanmar raises death toll from Cyclone Mocha to 54
BANGKOK (AP) -- At least 54 people were killed
and more than 185,000 buildings damaged in Myanmar
by a powerful cyclone last weekend, state television
MRTV reported Thursday. Communication difficulties
in the affected areas, where infrastructure was already
poor, and the military government's tight control over
information leave the actual extent of casualties and destruction
unclear. Cyclone Mocha roared in from the Bay
of Bengal on Sunday with high winds and rain slamming
a corner of neighboring Bangladesh and a wider swath
of western Myanmar's Rakhine state.
84-year-old climber rescued from mountain in Nepal while seeking record
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- An 84-year-old
climber attempting to become the oldest person to summit
all the world's highest peaks was rescued Thursday
from a mountain in Nepal where he was injured.
Spanish climber Carlos Soria was attempting to scale
Mount Dhaulagiri but was hurt on his way to the top.
He was flown from the mountain by a rescue helicopter
and brought to a hospital in Kathmandu for treatment.
Sherpa guides and fellow climbers had helped him
down the mountain to base camp after he was injured on
Wednesday.
UK-based group documents rights abuses since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A U.K.-based rights group
on Thursday launched an interactive map documenting
rampant human rights abuses and violence against
civilians since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan
nearly two years ago. The documented violations
-- committed by both the Taliban and militant groups
such as the Islamic State group -- paint a harrowing
picture of present-day Afghanistan. The project by the
independent, non-profit Center for Information Resilience
is meant to draw wider attention to the surge in
abuses against civilians, journalists, and ethnic minorities
across the troubled country.
Death toll tops 80 after attack in north Nigeria; 7 suspects arrested
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- The death toll from an
attack by dozens of gunmen in north central Nigeria's
Plateau state has reached 80, local authorities said
Thursday, with survivors still searching for bodies days
after the incident. The gunmen targeted several villages
in the remote Mangu district of Plateau during the attack
that started Monday and lasted till Tuesday, according
to residents. Burials continued on Thursday in parts of
Mangu located 37 miles from Jos, the state capital.