[ad_1] BBCAs the sun sets over Bangkok, hundreds of rescue workers desperately search for survivors at the collapsed 30-storey skyscraper on a construction site in Thailand's capital.Rescuers are trying to reach dozens of workers trapped in the rubble after the skyscraper collapsed.Standing on a bridge a short distance from the scene, under the orange glow of the sky, a group of reporters, including myself, look on in disbelief at the
[ad_1] People crouch on the tarmac in Mandalay airportAfter a four-year long civil war, a severe food crisis and an economy on the decline, Myanmar now finds itself devastated by a powerful earthquake.On Friday, the 7.7 magnitude quake hit the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar, and was followed by reports of destruction coming from nearby Mandalay - the country's second largest city - as well as the capital, Nay
[ad_1] The top of Myanmar's Shwe Sar Yan Pagoda, to the south-east of Mandalay, has collapsed following a huge earthquake.Onlookers can be heard screaming and shouting as part of the building crashed to the ground.The strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar, with the United States Geological Survey identifying the epicentre as being 16km (10 miles) north-west of the city of Sagaing. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed a new army chief ahead of planned protests on Monday, called by a group of war veterans who want to force the president to resign.The former major general, Emmanuel Matatu, takes over with immediate effect.President Mnangagwa has faced calls from his former supporters to step down citing mismanagement and corruption.Earlier this week Mnangagwa abruptly retired his army chief, Lt Gen Anselem Sanyatwe, appointing
[ad_1] Vladimir Putin has suggested that Ukraine should temporarily be placed under UN control to elect what he called a more "competent" government. It is the latest attempt by the Russian president to challenge the legitimacy of the Kyiv government.Ukraine accused Putin of proposing "crazy" ideas to delay further movement towards a peace deal - being championed by US President Donald Trump. The White House insisted Ukraine's governance would be
[ad_1] Video shows damage to the Ava Bridge, near Mandalay, after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked central Myanmar. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] A huge 7.7 magnitude earthquake has hit central Myanmar, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).The epicentre was 16km (10 miles) north-west of the city of Sagaing, at a depth of 10km, sending strong tremors that were felt as far as south-west China and Thailand.At least 81 construction workers are missing after an unfinished high-rise building collapsed hundreds of miles away in Bangkok, according to Thailand's deputy prime
[ad_1] Workers are feared trapped following the collapse of a high-rise building under construction in Thailand's capital. A 7.7 magnitude quake struck in neighbouring Myanmar on Friday at a depth of 10km, followed by a strong aftershock, according to the US Geological Survey. Workers can be seen fleeing the scene in the Chatuchak neighbourhood. Elsewhere in the city, crowds rushed onto the streets in panic as buildings swayed and water
[ad_1] A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:Olympia de Maismont / AFPA man attends a private viewing of the +234 Art fair at the Ecobank Pan-African Center in Nigeria's commercial hub, Lagos, on Wednesday. Esa Alexander / ReutersIbrahim Mohammed Ishak / ReutersGradel Muyisa Mumbere / ReutersIt's a sad Wednesday in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Beni, as mourners accompany the
[ad_1] Thomas MackintoshBBC NewsBBCA Sindbad submarine (not the vessel lost) in Hurghada on ThursdayEgyptian authorities have questioned the crew of a tourist submarine which sank in the Red Sea killing six of the 45 passengers on board.The 39 other passengers, and five crew were rescued on Thursday after the Sindbad vessel foundered at about 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT), officials say. Nine people have been injured, including four critically.The group
