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Several Missing After Madrid Building Collapse - Spain

Emergency Services agents work in the vicinity where a building under construction has collapsed, in the Ópera area, on October 7, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Three people have been injured in the partial collapse of a six-storey building under construction in Calle de las Hileras, in the Ópera area. A total of eleven fire departments of the Madrid City Council with the Air Support Section and the Canine Section of the Municipal Police are searching for possible missing persons. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Missing After Madrid Building Collapse - Spain

Emergency services in the vicinity of the collapse of a building under construction, in the Ópera area, on October 7, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Three people have been injured in the partial collapse of a six-storey building under construction in Calle de las Hileras, in the Ópera area. A total of eleven fire departments of the Madrid City Council with the Air Support Section and the Canine Section of the Municipal Police are searching for possible missing persons. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Missing After Madrid Building Collapse - Spain

Emergency Services agents work in the vicinity where a building under construction has collapsed, in the Ópera area, on October 7, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Three people have been injured in the partial collapse of a six-storey building under construction in Calle de las Hileras, in the Ópera area. A total of eleven fire departments of the Madrid City Council with the Air Support Section and the Canine Section of the Municipal Police are searching for possible missing persons. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Missing After Madrid Building Collapse - Spain

An officer of the National Police gives directions in the vicinity of the collapse of a building under construction, in the Ópera area, on October 7, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Three people have been injured in the partial collapse of a six-story building under construction in Calle de las Hileras, in the Ópera area. A total of eleven fire departments of the Madrid City Council with the Air Support Section and the Canine Section of the Municipal Police are searching for possible missing persons. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Missing After Madrid Building Collapse - Spain

A cordoned-off area in the vicinity of the collapse of a building under construction, in the Ópera area, on October 7, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Three people have been injured in the partial collapse of a six-storey building under construction in Calle de las Hileras, in the Ópera area. A total of eleven fire departments of the Madrid City Council with the Air Support Section and the Canine Section of the Municipal Police are searching for possible missing persons. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Several Missing After Madrid Building Collapse - Spain

In the vicinity of the collapse of a building under construction, in the Ópera area, on October 7, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Three people were injured in the partial collapse of a six-storey building under construction in Calle de las Hileras, in the Ópera area. A total of eleven fire departments of the Madrid City Council with the Air Support Section and the Canine Section of the Municipal Police are searching for possible missing persons. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gas Tanker Explosion Leaves More That 60 People Injured - Mexico

Red Cross paramedics help persons injured after the explosion occurred when a gas tanker overturned, causing the tragic accident that left 70 people have been injured, three dead, and two unidentified at Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, near the Puente de la Concordia, . on September 10, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Marco Gonzalez/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath of overnight Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 11, 2024 - Three men talk among broken tree branches outside a hostel where internally displaced persons lived that was damaged by an overnight Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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At Least 9 Killed In New Israeli Air Strike On UN-Run School - Gaza

People check a school sheltering displaced people after it was destroyed by Israeli airstrike, at the al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, on October 27, 2024. Nine Palestinians, including three journalists, were killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike targeting a school sheltering displaced persons in the al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City, according to Palestinian sources. Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 9 Killed In New Israeli Air Strike On UN-Run School - Gaza

People check a school sheltering displaced people after it was destroyed by Israeli airstrike, at the al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, on October 27, 2024. Nine Palestinians, including three journalists, were killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike targeting a school sheltering displaced persons in the al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City, according to Palestinian sources. Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 9 Killed In New Israeli Air Strike On UN-Run School - Gaza

A man checks a school sheltering displaced people after it was destroyed by Israeli airstrike, at the al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, on October 27, 2024. Nine Palestinians, including three journalists, were killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike targeting a school sheltering displaced persons in the al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City, according to Palestinian sources. Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 9 Killed In New Israeli Air Strike On UN-Run School - Gaza

People check a school sheltering displaced people after it was destroyed by Israeli airstrike, at the al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, on October 27, 2024. Nine Palestinians, including three journalists, were killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike targeting a school sheltering displaced persons in the al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City, according to Palestinian sources. Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 9 Killed In New Israeli Air Strike On UN-Run School - Gaza

People mourn victims at a school sheltering displaced people after it was destroyed by Israeli airstrike, at the al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, on October 27, 2024. Nine Palestinians, including three journalists, were killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike targeting a school sheltering displaced persons in the al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City, according to Palestinian sources. Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 9 Killed In New Israeli Air Strike On UN-Run School - Gaza

People check a school sheltering displaced people after it was destroyed by Israeli airstrike, at the al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, on October 27, 2024. Nine Palestinians, including three journalists, were killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike targeting a school sheltering displaced persons in the al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City, according to Palestinian sources. Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 9 Killed In New Israeli Air Strike On UN-Run School - Gaza

People check a school sheltering displaced people after it was destroyed by Israeli airstrike, at the al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, on October 27, 2024. Nine Palestinians, including three journalists, were killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike targeting a school sheltering displaced persons in the al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City, according to Palestinian sources. Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli airstrike on displaced camp in Al-Aqsa Hospital - Deir Al-Balah

Damaged tents of displaced persons are seen after an Israeli airstrike in the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on Oct. 14, 2024. At least three Palestinians were killed on Monday in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the tents of displaced persons in Deir al-Balah, located in the central Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli airstrike on displaced camp in Al-Aqsa Hospital - Deir Al-Balah

Palestinians inspect the damage to the tents of displaced persons after an Israeli airstrike in the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on Oct. 14, 2024. At least three Palestinians were killed on Monday in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the tents of displaced persons in Deir al-Balah, located in the central Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli airstrike on displaced camp in Al-Aqsa Hospital - Deir Al-Balah

A Palestinian child is seen near a damaged car after an Israeli airstrike in the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on Oct. 14, 2024. At least three Palestinians were killed on Monday in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the tents of displaced persons in Deir al-Balah, located in the central Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli airstrike on displaced camp in Al-Aqsa Hospital - Deir Al-Balah

Palestinians inspect destroyed tents at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip after an Israeli attack, on Oct. 14, 2024. At least three Palestinians were killed on Monday in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the tents of displaced persons in Deir al-Balah, located in the central Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. Photo by Marwan Dawood/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli airstrike on displaced camp in Al-Aqsa Hospital - Deir Al-Balah

Palestinians inspect a destroyed car at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip after an Israeli attack, on Oct. 14, 2024. At least three Palestinians were killed on Monday in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the tents of displaced persons in Deir al-Balah, located in the central Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. Photo by Marwan Dawood/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli airstrike on displaced camp in Al-Aqsa Hospital - Deir Al-Balah

Palestinians inspect destroyed tents at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip after an Israeli attack, on Oct. 14, 2024. At least three Palestinians were killed on Monday in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the tents of displaced persons in Deir al-Balah, located in the central Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. Photo by Marwan Dawood/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli airstrike on displaced camp in Al-Aqsa Hospital - Deir Al-Balah

Palestinians inspect destroyed tents at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip after an Israeli attack, on Oct. 14, 2024. At least three Palestinians were killed on Monday in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the tents of displaced persons in Deir al-Balah, located in the central Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. Photo by Marwan Dawood/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dont Be Silent! Captivity Kills! event in Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - JUNE 23, 2024 - An activist carries a placard reading Waiting for Son from Captivity for Three Years as demonstrators campaign for captive military personnel of the Mariupol Garrison, other prisoners of war and missing persons, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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At least 7 newborns killed in Delhi fire incidents

STORY: At least 7 newborns killed in Delhi fire incidents SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: May 26, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:35 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of incident place 3. various of local people STORYLINE: At least seven newborns died and five others were injured when a fire broke out inside a baby care center in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar area late on Saturday night, confirmed a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official to Xinhua on Sunday. One of the injured was said to be in a serious condition. The injured newborns were shifted to a different hospital. The fire reportedly started after an oxygen cylinder blew off. And soon dense smoke engulfed the whole building, leading to a commotion inside it, said an eyewitness. Videos showed newborns being rescued and brought down by DFS officials with the help of a ladder. In another fire incident reported from a multi-storey house in east Delhi's Krishna Nagar area, three persons died and three o

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3 killed after ferryboat capsizes in Egypt's Nile River

STORY: 3 killed after ferryboat capsizes in Egypt's Nile River SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 25, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue efforts STORYLINE: Three people were killed and four others hospitalized after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River on Sunday morning near the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement. Egypt's state-run Ahram Online news website reported that the ferry was carrying at least 10 workers before it capsized near the Niklah village of Giza governorate. According to the Health Ministry statement, three of the four hospitalized workers, who suffered from asphyxia, have been discharged while one was still receiving treatment. The ministry said it had sent 10 ambulances to the scene of the accident until the search for missing persons was over. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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EGYPT-GIZA-FERRYBOAT-CAPSIZING

(240225) -- GIZA, Feb. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man waits as rescuers conduct search work for missing persons after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River near the Niklah village of Giza Governorate, Egypt, Feb. 25, 2024. Three people were killed and four others hospitalized after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River on Sunday morning near the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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3 killed, more than 10 injured in Indonesia's train accident

STORY: 3 killed, more than 10 injured in Indonesia's train accident SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 5, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Indonesia's train accident scene STORYLINE: Three people were killed and more than 10 others injured as two trains were involved in a face-to-face collision in Indonesia's West Java province, a police officer said. The casualties were a train driver, his assistant and an employee, police spokesman of the provincial Police Office Senior Commissioner Ibrahim Tompo said in a live interview with local media MetroTV. The train Commuter Line Bandung Raya and Turangga train collided in Cicalengka regency at 06:03 a.m. Jakarta time, according to Supriono, head of the operation unit of the provincial search and rescue office. "Our personnel have rescued many injured people, at least more than 10 wounded persons. It could be more than that," he told Xinhua by phone. All of the injured have been rushed into th

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Iraq holds first provincial elections in a decade

STORY: Iraq holds first provincial elections in a decade SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 18, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:26 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iraqi citizens casting their votes in the provincial elections in Baghdad STORYLINE: Iraq on Monday held provincial elections in 15 of the country's 18 provinces after a 10-year hiatus over political differences. Voting began after 7:00 a.m. local time (0400 GMT) when 7,166 polling centers opened under tight security measures as Iraqis voted in Baghdad and other cities in all provinces excluding the three provinces of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. According to figures from Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission, about 16 million people are eligible to vote in the provincial elections, including the security personnel and internally displaced persons who had cast their votes in early voting two days ago. On Saturday last week, the electoral commission said in a press conference that the turnout of early vot

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Blast kills 2, injures 9 in Kabul

STORY: Blast kills 2, injures 9 in Kabul DATELINE: Oct. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of scenes of incident STORYLINE: Two persons were killed and nine others were injured as a blast hit the Police District 18 of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on Thursday evening, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said. The blast took place in a market and police have initiated an investigation to determine the reason for the blast, the official said, without providing more details. Locals said that the blast occurred at around 7:30 p.m. local time in the Dasht-e-Barchi area, inflicting casualties. This is the second blast in Dasht-e-Barch over the past two weeks. Previously, in the parking lot of a market in Dasht-e-Barch, three cars were damaged in a blast. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

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Sexual violence victims in DR Congo in need of help, protection

STORY: Sexual violence victims in DR Congo in need of help, protection DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:33 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of shelter camps in Goma, DRC 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): JUSTINE MBURANO, Sexual violence victim 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): RASMAN KABORE, Doctors Without Borders coordinator in Goma 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): DESANGE MAYENGA, Head of gender issue within FDAPID STORYLINE: Refuge-seeking women in shelters on the outskirts of Goma, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are under the shadow of gender-based violence (GBV), as many victims said that they are having a hard time recovering from GBV-related trauma. Since the beginning of 2023, more than one and a half million people have been forcibly displaced in the provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri, the three conflict-plagued provinces, bringing the total number of displaced persons in the country to more than 5.8 million. Women represent 51 percent of the dis

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3 killed, 7 injured as blast hits Afghanistan's Khost city

STORY: 3 killed, 7 injured as blast hits Afghanistan's Khost city DATELINE: Aug. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: KHOST, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY/OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site of a blast in Khost, Afghanistan 2. various of Afghan security force members standing guard near the site of a blast STORYLINE: At least three people were killed and seven others injured as a blast shocked Khost city of east Afghanistan's Khost Province on Monday, according to a statement of the provincial government. Security personnel have cordoned off the blast area, and further investigations are underway to determine the related facts, the statement said. It said the blast occurred inside a hotel in the provincial capital at around 11 a.m. local time when some refugees back from Pakistan's Waziristan region and Khost residents were present. The injured persons were taken to the hospital, it added. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Khost, Afghanistan. (XHTV)

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Death toll from gas leak in India rises to 11

STORY: Death toll from gas leak in India rises to 11 DATELINE: May 1, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:31 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of local police (Source: ANI) 3. various of National Disaster Response Force team (Source: ANI) STORYLINE: The death toll from gas leak in India's Punjab state rose to 11 on Sunday, a local administration official told Xinhua over phone. The accident occurred in the thickly-populated Giaspura area in Punjab's Ludhiana city with several factories. Local authorities suspect that dumping of some chemicals from a factory into the sewer led to the emission of poisonous gas resulting in the deaths. Among the dead were three minors and five women. They also included five members of a family. At least four persons who fell sick were still in a local hospital. All the victims were migrant laborers hailing from the northern state of Uttar Pradesh and the eastern state of Bihar. The source of the gas leakage and the type of the

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Miyagi police publish Booklet on 2011 quake

SENDAI, Japan - The Miyagi prefectural police publish a booklet titled "Three years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Police Activities," depicting some of their activities such as searching for missing persons and going around temporary houses in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami.

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Another gas leak found near site of fatal leak in Hokkaido

KITAMI, Japan - Hokkaido Gas Co. President Yozo Maezumi (C) bows in apology to Hiroyuki Goto in Kitami, eastern Hokkaido, on Jan. 20. Goto's wife, Kyoko, is one of three persons who were killed in a gas leak on Jan. 18.

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Downpour hits Kyushu

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Three persons are caught in a landslide in Yamato, Kumamoto Prefecture on June 26 as a mountain gave way due to heavy rain that pounded the region.

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At least 88 killed in terror bombings in Egypt

SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt - Policemen and people look up at the building heavily damaged by a bomb attack in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik on July 23. Three simultaneous bombings earlier in the day left at least 88 persons killed.

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At least 88 killed in terror bombings in Egypt

SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt - Men sit helplessly on the debris left by a bomb attack in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik on July 23. Three simultaneous bombings earlier in the day left at least 88 persons killed.

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(2)3 killed in mining tunnel fire in Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - Firefighters rescue one of persons trapped inside a mining tunnel of Myojo Cement Co. in the town of Omi, Niigata Prefecture, on May 4. Three people were killed and eight others injured after a fire broke out inside the tunnel.

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(3)3 killed in mining tunnel fire in Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - Firefighters try to rescune one of persons trapped and injured inside a mining tunnel of Myojo Cement in the town of Omi, Niigata Prefecture, on May 4. Three people were killed and eight others injured after a fire broke out inside the tunnel.

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(1)Abductees' kin meet White House, Pentagon officials

WASHINGTON, United States - Relatives (four persons from L) of three Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea meet Richard Lawless (R), deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific affairs, in Washington on March 6. Shigeru Yokota (3rd from L), who heads a group for the families of abductees, and three others have been in Washington since March 3 to seek support from the U.S. government and Congress members in solving the abduction issue.

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3 Japanese tourists killed in China tour bus accident

OSAKA, Japan - Yoshio Ota (2nd from R), executive director of Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., briefs reporters Nov. 1 on a bus accident in China, in which three Japanese tourists were killed. A tour bus carrying 20 persons careened off a highway into a roadside ditch after smashing into the back of a truck in China's eastern Shandong Province. The tour was organized by Kinki Nippon Tourist, one of Japan's largest tourist agencies.

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(2)North Korea confirms eight persons dead

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show three persons who were taken to North Korea and were confirmed dead by North Korea on Sept. 17. (From L to R) Keiko Arimoto, Yaeko Taguchi (known to have used Korean name Ri Un Hye) and Tadaaki Hara.

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(1)North Korea confirms eight persons dead

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show three persons who were taken to North Korea and were confirmed dead by North Korea on Sept. 17. (From L to R) Megumi Yokoya, Rumiko Masumoto and Shuichi Ichikawa.

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(1)4 abductees confirmed alive

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show three persons who were abducted by North Korea and confirmed alive at the summit talks between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Sept. 17. (From L to R) Fukie Hamamoto, Yukiko Okudo and Yasushi Chimura.

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2 men survive private plane crash in Kyushu

KUMA, Japan - Tomoki Kaneko, 17, one of two men who survived a plane crash in Kumamoto Prefecture on Jan. 5, is being carried to a hospital after he rushed to a house in the village of Kuma to ask for help. The Cesna 172P plane carrying Kaneko and three other persons apparently crash-landed shortly after takeoff from Kagoshima airport.

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Asian, Pacific countries agree to adopt Jakarta Declaration for disability-inclusive world

STORY: Asian, Pacific countries agree to adopt Jakarta Declaration for disability-inclusive world DATELINE: Oct. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting 2. SOUNDBITE: (English): ARMIDA ALSIAH ALISJAHBANA, Executive Secretary of UNESCAP STORYLINE: Dozens of Asian and Pacific countries agreed on Friday to adopt a six-point Jakarta Declaration to create an inclusive world for people with disabilities at a high-level intergovernmental meeting held in Jakarta this week. Member states of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) agreed to harmonize national laws, involve the private sector, and increase the participation of persons with disabilities. The three-day meeting, which concluded on Friday, evaluated the achievements of the Incheon Strategy adopted in 2012 and formulates important agenda to be realized in the next 10 years. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, executive secretary of ESCAP, said the UN body stood

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UN chief calls for action to help internally displaced persons

STORY: UN chief calls for action to help internally displaced persons DATELINE: June 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: SOCIETY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday launched an action agenda to galvanize efforts to help internally displaced persons. Guterres made the remarks in a video message for the launch of the action agenda on internal displacement. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Our world is facing a crisis of internal displacement. Record high numbers of people around the world have been displaced within their countries by tragedies such as conflict, disasters and the climate crisis. Many have been uprooted for years, even decades, and often multiple times. Others have been forced to flee more recently. In just three months, the war in Ukraine drove 13 million people out of their homes and communities, nearly two-thirds of whom remain in

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Afghan forces destroy IS weapon cache in eastern Parwan province

STORY: Afghan forces destroy IS weapon cache in eastern Parwan province DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the destroyed weapon cache of the Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan's eastern Parwan province STORYLINE: Security forces have found and destroyed a weapon cache of the Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan's eastern Parwan province, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Kamran Habibi said on Tuesday. Quoting the official, the local Tolo television channel reported that the weapon cache was discovered in a house in the provincial capital Charikar city on Monday and police have taken into custody three persons, including a woman, in this connection. Police have discovered a huge quantity of arms and ammunition, including two suicide vests, from the weapon cache and dynamited the house, which damaged several houses nearby, the media outlet reported. The hardliner IS, which has claimed responsibility for a series of blasts over the past

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3 injured as blast hits Afghanistan's northern Mazar-I-Sharif city

STORY: 3 injured as blast hits Afghanistan's northern Mazar-I-Sharif city DATELINE: May 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a blast site in Mazar-i-Sharif and the mini-bus hit by the blast 2. various of security personnel and vehicles STORYLINE: At least three people sustained injuries due to a blast that rocked Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of northern Balkh province, on Thursday, an official said. On condition of anonymity, the official said the victims are "civilian employees" of 209 Al-Fath Corps of the national army, and all the injured persons had been taken to a military hospital. In the meantime, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said the blast targeted a mini-bus of civilian employees of the corps in the morning rush hour. No group or individual has claimed responsibility. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan. (XHTV)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES (CN)

(220515) -- XI'AN, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An internet anchor with disabilities promotes products via online live-streaming in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 12, 2022. There are 85 million disabled people in China. Thanks to concerted efforts by various departments, their employment channels have greatly expanded, and multiple forms of employment for disabled people have taken shape. According to a three-year plan issued by the central government, 1 million new jobs for persons with disabilities in urban and rural areas will be created between 2022 and 2024. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)