Brazil

AFP/APP CANOAS: Rivers in south Brazil rose anew Monday as flood rescue efforts intensified and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva conceded authorities had not been "prepared" for a disaster of such magnitude. More than 600,000…

AFP/APP Brazil: Teams raced against the clock Thursday to deliver aid to flood-stricken communities in southern Brazil before the arrival of new storms forecast to batter the region once again. Some 400 municipalities have been…

AFP/APP Brazil: The death toll from devastating floods that have ravaged southern Brazil for days surpassed 100 on Wednesday, authorities said, as the search for dozens of missing people was interrupted by fresh storms. Some 400…

AFP/APP Brazil: Authorities in southern Brazil scrambled Sunday to rescue people from raging floods and mudslides in what has become the region's largest-ever climate catastrophe, with at least 78 dead and 115,000 forced from their…

AFP/APP Rio de Janeiro: At least 10 people were killed Friday in a fire that broke out in a defunct hotel being used as a makeshift homeless shelter in the city of Porto Alegre in southern Brazil, officials said. Emergency workers…

AFP/APP Hong Kong: Asian stocks tumbled Friday, and oil extended the previous day's surge on worries that Israel's war with Hamas could widen to a regional conflict with Iran as both sides ratcheted up tensions. The threat of regional…

APP  Hassanabdal: Armed robbers looted two gold traders at gunpoint, depriving them of gold and cash in Hassanabdal on Sunday, and fled away.  As per details, Muhammad Akbar reported to Hassanabdal Police that he, along with Muhammad…

News Desk Islamabad: A Spanish court sentenced former Brazilian footballer Dani Alves to four and a half years in prison for rape. According to Arab News, 40-year-old Dani Alves was accused of sexually assaulting a young woman in a…

Muhammad Aatif Ismail Multan: The rise of corporate agriculture is causing a significant change in Pakistan’s agricultural landscape. Nowadays, Large-scale corporations play a crucial role in many facets of food production, employing…

Xinhua Kigali: World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) President Julia Simpson suggested that governments should work to ease visa restrictions and accelerate the process of visa applications in a bid to further support international…