Afghanistan’s deputy government spokesman says the death toll from an airstrike that hit a hospital has increased to 400

By The Associated Press
March 16, 2026 | 7:09 PM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s deputy government spokesman says the death toll from an airstrike that hit a hospital has increased to 400.

Nepal flood survivor’s family in China relieved after days of anxious waiting

By The Associated Press
September 6, 2026 | 7:59 AM

HONG KONG (AP) — After days of waiting anxiously, Lu Haitao's family could finally breathe a sigh of relief when the Chinese man was rescued from a tunnel in Nepal where devastating floods killed more than 1,300 people. Rescuers carried out Lu from a 225-meter (740-foot) hydropower tunnel and evacuated him by helicopter Saturday, 10 days after the floods. He was taken to a hospital and was in stable condition, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported. The Aug. 26 floods were likely caused by a glacier collapse, and nearly 4,900 remain missing in the South Asian country, according to Nepal’s disaster management agency. Lu recalled climbing to the highest point inside the tunnel and thinking the whistles he heard from the rescue crews were in his imagination, according to audio shared by CCTV. He told a Chinese embassy staffer that the emergency personnel initially could not hear him when he shouted toward their lights.

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