The death toll from floods and landslides in the easternmost province of Indonesia's Papua has climbed to 80.
Officials said the number of dead and injured would likely increase since affected areas had not been reached and rescuers were still searching for 43 people reportedly still missing.
In Sentani, rescue workers managed to evacuate more than 4,000 people after a river burst its banks early Sunday.
Indonesia has declared a 14-day state of emergency in response to the disaster.
Bangladesh slum fire leaves thousands homeless
A massive fire tore through one of Dhaka’s largest slums on Tuesday evening, leaving thousands of people homeless and turning rows of tin-roofed shanties into charred rubble, officials said.
24 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls have been released, official says
Twenty-four girls, who were abducted from a government boarding school in northwestern Nigeria last week, have been released, the state governor's media aide said on Tuesday.
Sudan's RSF paramilitary says it will enter into ceasefire
The head of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces has said late on Monday that his paramilitaries would immediately enter into a three-month humanitarian truce, after US President Donald Trump said he would intervene to seek an end to the war.
Pope Francis' popemobile transformed into mobile clinic for Gaza children
A vehicle used by the late Pope Francis during a visit to Bethlehem more than a decade ago has been transformed into a mobile health clinic that Christian leaders hope will soon be used to provide care to Palestinian children in Gaza.
10 killed in Pakistani attack in Afghan province, Taliban says
At least 10 people were killed after Pakistani forces bombed the home of a local resident in Afghanistan's Khost province, Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Tuesday.
