A famous ancient tower has collapsed in Afghanistan.
Videos of the architect of Ghazni spectacularly crumbling to the ground have been shared widely on social media.
Government officials have blamed heavy rainfall for the destruction.
However residents and exerts blame the authorities for not doing enough to protect historic sites.
Colombia quake death toll tops 250 as rescuers race to find survivors
Rescue crews dug through mountains of shattered concrete in western Colombia on Tuesday, racing to find survivors after a powerful earthquake killed more than 250 people, according to estimates from local authorities.
Syria sentences absent Bashar al-Assad to death
A Syrian court sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death on Tuesday after a trial in absentia, convicting him of crimes including killings, torture, and arbitrary arrest during the country's nearly 14-year war.
South Africa mine dump collapse kills 14 suspected illegal miners
At least 14 suspected illegal miners were killed and eight injured when a mine dump collapsed in South Africa's North West province on Monday night.
Lebanon's parliament approves abolition of death penalty
Lebanon's parliament on Tuesday abolished the death penalty and replaced all existing death sentences with life imprisonment, the speaker's office said in a statement.
Russia frees ailing ex-US Marine from detention
Russia on Tuesday freed a former American Marine who had been jailed in the country since 2022, US President Donald Trump said.
