The decision by appeals judges at a United Nations court to indefinitely suspend the trial of an alleged financier and supporter of the 1994 Rwanda genocide due to the suspect’s failing health has sparked criticism from survivors of the brutal massacre. The
Chicago White Sox relief pitch Liam Hendriks was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in January. In April, he announced he was cancer free and eventually returned to the pitching mound. New York Mets pitcher Carlos Carrasco beat chronic myelogenous leukemia in 2019 when
Rescuers searched Tuesday for nine people still missing in landslides and other incidents caused by more than a week of torrential rains in South Korea, as the country’s military dispatched more than 10,000 troops to support rescue works. The downpours pounding South
Rescuers searched Tuesday for nine people still missing in landslides and other incidents caused by more than a week of torrential rains in South Korea, as the country’s military dispatched more than 10,000 troops to support rescue works. The downpours pounding South
A U.S. honeymoon couple who survived severe burns when New Zealand’s White Island volcano erupted in 2019 are listed as the first witnesses to testify in a trial of tourism industry operators over the disaster that claimed 22 lives. Prosecutors open their
The Greek coastguard has come under fire from survivors of a disaster in which a boat carrying hundreds of migrants sank, as they alleged it took three hours for rescuers to respond to distress call and the coastguard just ‘watched’ the horror
The organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis said Thursday that Germany has agreed to extend another $1.4 billion overall for Holocaust survivors around the globe for the coming year. The compensation was negotiated with Germany’s
Police and villagers Wednesday rescued more survivors of a boat that capsized in the Niger River in northern Nigeria killing more than 100 people as they returned from a wedding. Police spokesman Okasani Ajayi said at least 144 people have been rescued
Italy will pass a law on the “right to be forgotten” (RTBF) for cancer survivors, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pledged on Tuesday, in a move designed to shield recovering patients from discrimination by banks or insurance companies. According to campaigners, there are
The four children who were discovered alive in a South American jungle after going missing for 40 days are now recovering in hospital, local authorities have said. Siblings Lesly, aged 13, Soleiny, 9, Tien Noriel, 4, and baby Cristin, just 12 months