Peru declares state of emergency in 40% of the country due to El Niño rains

Rescuers pull survivor from rubble 8 days after Venezuela earthquakes — Hernan Gil, 43, found alive in seven-story building debris

An international rescue team has pulled a survivor from the rubble eight days after Venezuela's twin earthquakes. Hernan Gil, a 43-year-old security guard, had been buried in the booth of a seven-story building.

4 killed, 11 injured in explosion near Damascus Palace of Justice, Syrian Health Ministry says via SANA

Four people were killed and 11 injured in an explosion in Damascus near the Palace of Justice, SANA reported citing the Syrian Health Ministry.

Europe on red alert for wildfires as record heat and drought turn forests into tinderboxes; forecasters warn more extreme conditions ahead

Europe is on red alert for wildfires after record-breaking heat waves and scant rainfall turned forests and fields into tinderboxes, with forecasters warning that more extreme conditions are on the way.

16 killed after bus overturns on N1 highway near Touwsrivier in South Africa's Western Cape province, local authorities say.

Sixteen people were killed after a bus overturned on the N1 highway near Touwsrivier in South Africa's Western Cape province early Thursday, local authorities said.